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Paper, 'Preliminary note on the structure, development, and affinities of phoronis [horseshoe worm]' by W H Caldwell

Reference number: PP/2/33

Date: 1882

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Caldwell writes: 'Owing to the time that must necessarily elapse during the preparation of plates, it has seemed to me advisable to publish the following preliminary account of my observations on the anatomy and development of Phoronis. These studies were made for the most part in the Zoological Station at Naples [Italy]. I am much indebted to Dr Anton Dohrn for his great kindness and assistance.'

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Zoology

Received 24 November 1882. Read 7 December 1882. Communicated by Michael Foster.

A version of this paper was published in volume 34 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Preliminary note on the structure, development, and affinities of phoronis'.

Reference number
PP/2/33
Earliest possible date
1882
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
50 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Preliminary note on the structure, development, and affinities of phoronis [horseshoe worm]' by W H Caldwell, 1882, PP/2/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_2_33/paper-preliminary-note-on-the-structure-development-and-affinities-of-phoronis-horseshoe-worm-by-w-h-caldwell, accessed on 12 December 2025

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