Reproduction
Object Category
model
Common Name
Lancelet
Developmental Stage
embryo
Description
Set of 15 wax models showing the process of gastrulation in amphioxus. Individually numbered : 2,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,16,18,21,22, 23, 24, 27. Each model is individually mounted on brass rod attached to black circular wooden base. Probably made by Rudolf Weisker.
Binomial Name
Branchiostoma sp.
Collection
Wax Models, Weisker Wax Models
Associated Person
Production Date
circa 1870 to circa 1890
Accession Number
LDUCZ-T114
Administration Name
Grant Museum of Zoology
Hierarchy
Animalia (kingdom)
Eumetazoa (subkingdom)
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata (phylum/division)
Cephalochordata
Branchiostomidae (family)
Branchiostoma (genus)
