Summary
This glass model was made by Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895) and his son, Rudolf (1857-1939), highly skilled glass artists based in Dresden, Germany. The Blaschkas are best known for their glass models of plants and marine invertebrates. They were passionate naturalists and based their models on observations and drawings made in the field and in their own purpose-built seawater aquariums. Their painstaking work produced incredibly detailed and scientifically accurate models that still astonish scientists and artists today.
The Musk Octopus is found throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
Specimen Details
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Collection Names
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Lamarck, 1798)
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Preferred Common name
octopus
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Date Identified
17/01/2019
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Identified By
Chris Rowley - Museum Victoria
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Number Of Specimens
1
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Specimen Nature
Nature: model, Form: dry
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Species Name
moschata
