Image: Blaschka glass model of a Nemactis primula
Sea anemone glass model thought to be of a Nemactis primula (MA432/18)
- Photographer:
- Stuart Humphreys
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Scientific name:
- Nemactis primula
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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