Summary
Descriptive notes by Ludwig Becker, January 1859, on the Common Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, & the Shorthead Seahorse, Hippocampus breviceps, associated with the publication of Plate 65 of The Prodromus of Zoology by Frederick McCoy.
These notes form part of the much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations and prints in the collection informed the production of The Prodromus, the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria. Between 1878 and 1890, McCoy published his zoology 'Prodromus' as 20 parts in two volumes, with each part comprising 20 plates. Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
Description of Content
Common Seadragon/Shorthead Seahorse, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus/Hippocampus breviceps, by Ludwig Becker. Notes ink on paper, 21cm x 30cm. Published as Plate 65 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Author
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Plate Number
65
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State
Notes
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Lacepède, 1804)
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Preferred Common name
Common Seadragon
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Other Common Names
Weedy Seadragon
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Superclass
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Class
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Order
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Suborder
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
taeniolatus
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Primary support
176 mm (Width), 114 mm (Height)
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Overall Dimensions
30 cm (Width), 21 cm (Height)
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.
