| Reference number | AP/39/14 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Brief description of a ctenostomatous polyzoon, allied to Vesicularia, cccurring on the Australian coast' by John Denis Macdonald |
| Date | April 1856 |
| Description | Macdonald shares his observations on specimens of a ctenostomatous polyzoon found at Moreton Bay [Australia].
Annotations in pencil throughout. Includes one page of figures of the specimens.
Subject: Zoology
Received 13 January 1857. Read 19 February 1857. Communicated by Captain [Henry Mangles] Denham.
A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Brief description of a ctenostomatous polyzoon, allied to Vesicularia, occurring on the Australian coast'.
A version of this paper was published by Macdonald in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Macdonald, John Denis. 'Brief description of a Ctenostomatous Polyzoon, allied to Vesicularia, occurring on the Australian Coast.' The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, volume 19, number 113 (1857), pp. 390-391. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0100 |
| DOI: 10.1080/00222935708693951 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3682 | Macdonald; Sir; John Denis (1826 - 1908) | 1826 - 1908 |
| NA6653 | Denham; Sir; Henry Mangles (1800 - 1887) | 1800 - 1887 |