Unidentified microscopic zooplankton of the HMS 'Challenger' expedition, 1873. In collaboration with the British Museum of Natural History

Species shown are representative Formanifera, possible genus Cibicidodes and Crustacea; planktonic Copepods and Isopods. Possible prehistoric origin; provenance unknown. These are to be the first published illustrations of specimens analysed by microscope and separated from particles taken from a se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Male, Alan
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Illustration
Science
North Atlantic
Copepods
Online Access:http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/1551/
http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/1551/1/Challenger%20artwork.jpg
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Summary:Species shown are representative Formanifera, possible genus Cibicidodes and Crustacea; planktonic Copepods and Isopods. Possible prehistoric origin; provenance unknown. These are to be the first published illustrations of specimens analysed by microscope and separated from particles taken from a sea-bed fauna bearing ecosystem of the North Atlantic.

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