Caption

Soft coral (Monoxenia darwinii), Hexacorallia, Six-rayed flowering animals, drawings Ernst Häckel, biology, art, history of science, ca. 1874 Ernst Häckel discovered the species in the Red Sea and named it after his friend Charles Darwin in his honour. Ernst Häckel used this coral to develop his Gastraea theory

Date

Dec 16, 1874

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26B16_259

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32,8Mb (1,5Mb) / 10,8in x 11,8in / 3235 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

underwater underwater photo story drawing art together friend marine animal coral reef Soft coral coral wild animal animal Red Sea wildlife biology illustration underwater world Anthozoa Cnidarian historic scientific science honour drawn reef water animal stony coral friendship type Octocorallia wildlife photography Charles Darwin natural environment Hexacorallia History of science underwater shot tale sketch with each other sea animal animals in the wild fauna historical scientific research honor stone coral genus habitat Zoanthids sea creatur Wildlife research kind natural habitat species underwater photos stories drawings arts friends marine animals coral reefs Soft corals corals wild animals animals illustrations underwater worlds Cnidarians sciences honours reefs water animals stony corals friendships types natural environments sea animals historically stone corals sea creatures under water Underwater scene historical image history image history images