Paper, 'Observations on the anatomy and affinities of Phyllirrhoe bucephala' by John Denis MacDonald

Description

MacDonald shares observations on Phyllirrhoe bucephala found in the waters of Fiji. He describes the anatomy and nervous system of the creatures in detail. He observes that 'in Heteropoda the viscera are closely packed together so as to occupy the smallest possible space, while they are widely distributed through the abdomen in Phyllirrhoe, thus, again, calling to mind its relationship to the Pteropoda'.

Annotations in pencil throughout. Followed by three pages of figures.

Subject: Zoology

Received 30 March 1855. Communicated by Sir William Burnett.

Written by MacDonald at Sydney Harbour [Australia].

This paper was published in full in volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Observations on the anatomy and affinities of the Phyllirrhoë bucephala (Peron)'.

Reference number

AP/37/6

Earliest possible date

10 December 1854

Physical description

Ink and graphite pencil on paper

Page extent

11 pages

Format

Drawing
Manuscript