Reproduction
Object Category
model
Common Name
Thorny-headed worm
Sex
female
Description
Wax model of female parasitic worm by Rudolf Weisker. Model is slightly damaged and shows evidence of having been previously repaired. On black wood base with brass stand.
Binomial Name
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
Collection
Wax Models, Lankester 1890 Grant Museum Catalogue, Weisker Wax Models
Associated Person
Production Date
circa 1884
Accession Number
LDUCZ-F26
Administration Name
Grant Museum of Zoology
Hierarchy
Animalia (kingdom)
Eumetazoa (subkingdom)
Bilateria
Protostomia
Platyzoa
Acanthocephala (phylum/division)
Archiacanthocephala (class)
Oligacanthorhynchida (order)
Oligacanthorhynchidae (family)
Macracanthorhynchus (genus)
hirudinaceus (species)
