Echiniderms Gallery

Marine aquarium in the Zoological Station Naples, litograph, published 1897

Marine aquarium in the Zoological Station Naples (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn), Italy. Founded in 1872. Depiction: 1) Mediterranean scallop (Pecten jacobaeus); 2) Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena); 3) Red sea squirt (Halocynthia papillosa, 3 exemplars); 4) European conger (Conger conger); 5) Tun shell (Tonnidae); 6) Vase tunicate (Ciona intestinalis, 3 exemplars); 7) Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris); 8) Venus girdle (Cestum veneris); 9) Sea elephant (Pterotrachea coronata); 10) Salpa maggiore (Salpa maxima); 11) Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus, or Rhizostoma pulmo); 12) European squid (Loligo vulgaris); 13) Egg braids of European squid (Loligo vulgaris); 14) Mediterranean feather star (Antedon mediterranea); 15) Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris); 16) Bath sponge (Spongia officinalis); 17) Coral (Astroides calycularis); 18) Sea anemones (Adamsia rondeletii) with cancer; 19) Starry weever (Trachinus radiatus); 20) Sea cucumber (Stichopus regalis); 21) Piper gurnard (Trigla lyra); 22) Shame-faced crab (Calappa granulata); 23) European spider crab (Maja squinado); 24) Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas); 25) Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea); 26) Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus); 27) Precious coral (Corallium rubrum); 28) Purple seastar (Ophidiaster ophidianus); 29) Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii); 30) Tubular worm (Protula tubularia); 31) Goose foot starfish (Anseropoda placenta); 32) Yellow tree coral (Dendrophyllia ramea); 33) Sea hare (Aplysia limacina); 34) Long-spine slate pen sea urchin (Cidaris cidaris); 35) Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo); 36) Golden anemone (Condylactis aurantiaca); 37) Cylinder anemone (Cerianthus membranaceus). Lithograph after a drawing by Comingio Merculianol (Italian painter, 1845 - 1915), published in 1897

Marine fauna, chromolithograph, published in 1899

Marine fauna: 1) Mediterranean jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata); 2) Sea raft (Velella velella); 3) Portuguese man o war (Physalia physalis); 4) Sea cucumber (Pelagothuria natatrix); 5) Salp (Salpa zonaria, single animal of the chain); 6) Carinaria pelagic sea snail (Carinaria mediterranea); 7) Comb jelly (Beroe cucumis); 8) Greater argonaut (Argonauta argo); 9) Eunereis longissima (or Alciopa cantrainii, Annelida); 10) Helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla); 11) Box jellyfish (Cubozoa); 12) Pyrosome; 13) Stephanophyes superba; 14) Salp (Salpa maxima-africana); 15) Dipleurosoma hemisphaericum; 16) Phronima sedentaria; 17) Sea butterfly (Cavolinia tridentata); 18) Gregarious jellyfish (Clytia gregaria); 19) Northern comb jelly (Bolinopsis infundibulum). Chromolithograph after a drawing by Comingio Merculiano (Italian painter, 1845 - 1915), published in 1899

Journey Under the Stars Alt Horizontal Version

A majestic hot air balloon soars under the stars of the Milky Way, over the desert - Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley National Park. Moonlight provides luminosity showing the patterns and shapes of the desert landscape. Death Valley National Park - California - USA

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