Internal anatomy of an earthworm
Date
late 19th century
Creator
Alfred Gibbs Bourne (1859 - 1940, British) , Zoologist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 155mm
width (paper): 200mm
width (paper): 200mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Sketch on the left depicts the mouth, the esophagus, the gizzard, and the gut of the earthworm Lumbricina, while the sketch on the right depicts its reproductive system, including the testes and ovaries.
Inscribed in the bottom left corner in pencil: 'Px [Perionyx] Saltans'.
From the papers of Alfred Gibbs Bourne, which record his studies into the anatomy and development of the species of earthworm he encountered while in South India.
Alfred Gibbs Bourne British zoologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895. He began his career as assistant to Ray Lankester, and was later appointed chair of Biology at the Presidency College, Madras.
Inscribed in the bottom left corner in pencil: 'Px [Perionyx] Saltans'.
From the papers of Alfred Gibbs Bourne, which record his studies into the anatomy and development of the species of earthworm he encountered while in South India.
Alfred Gibbs Bourne British zoologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895. He began his career as assistant to Ray Lankester, and was later appointed chair of Biology at the Presidency College, Madras.
Object history
From the papers of Alfred Gibbs Bourne, which records his studies into the anatomy and development of various species of earthworm.