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Lumbricus terrestris
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Object number RCSHC/2931
Collection Hunterian
Category Wet preparations
Taxon Lumbricus terrestris
MeSH Term ovum
Hunterian Class Products of generation - Annelides
Object Type Mounted wet tissue
Several ova of an earthworm.
Preparator Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist, London
Production date 1760 - 1793 (Made by or for John Hunter)
Owner/user Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist (before 1793)
Presented Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (1799)

Physical Location
Location in museum Crystal Gallery, Bay 46, Shelf 1

Physical Information
Physical description Wet preparation of tissue mounted in a circular glass jar with glass lid.
Glass (material)
Dimensions
  • whole - height: 93mm
  • whole - diameter: 45mm
  • whole - weight: 184g
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    Inscription content Lumbricus terrestris

    Bibliography
    Source Dobson 1970-71
    Transcript 2931: Specimens of the ova of the Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris).
    Source Hunter 1861
    Page reference Vol. 1, p.109