Image: Blaschka glass model of Actinoloba dianthus

Blaschka glass model of Actinoloba dianthus

Sea anemone glass model of an Actinoloba dianthus (MA432/35)

Photographer:
Stuart Humphreys
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Plumrose anemone
Scientific name:
Metridium dianthus

Additional information

This model was made by the German glass model makers Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. The Australian Museum ordered the models in 1879 to complement its marine invertebrate collection. The models were displayed alongside spirit specimens until 1941 and are now held in the Museum's Archives.
 

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