Tree of Life Web Project. Jellyfish, Charles Alexandre Lesueur, c. 1800. More on this naturalist, artist and explorer (1778-1846) here.
Found via Ailleurs Ici Presque Sans Sommeil. From the collection of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Le Havre. From top to bottom: Méduse Rhizostoma octopus (Linné, 1788), Méduse Chrysaora hysoscella (Linné, 1766), Méduse Cyanea lamarcki ( Péron et Lesueur, 1810). Jellyfish Scientific illustrations by Patrice Stephens-Bourgeault, plein-air impressionist artist. Here is a group of scientific illustrations done in ink by Patrice of jellyfish which appeared in an article entitled: "PHYLUM CNIDARIA: CLASS SCYPHOZOA" by Dr.
Dale R.
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