The first description of nerves in a cnidarian: Louis Agassiz’s account of 1850

New preparations of the medusa Bougainvillea principis show features corresponding to those in B. superciliaris as described by Louis Agassiz in 1850 and are presented in context with his account. Allowing for some simplification, and one possible error, Agassiz's drawings give a good picture o...

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Published inHydrobiologia Vol. 530-531; no. 1-3; pp. 27 - 32
Main Author Mackie, GO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.11.2004
Subjects
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea principis
Bougainvillea superciliaris
Cnidaria
Invertebrates
Marine
Marine biology
Morphology
Nervous system
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Summary:New preparations of the medusa Bougainvillea principis show features corresponding to those in B. superciliaris as described by Louis Agassiz in 1850 and are presented in context with his account. Allowing for some simplification, and one possible error, Agassiz's drawings give a good picture of the layout of the hydromedusan nervous system. On present evidence, Agassiz was the first person to discover a nervous system in any member of the Cnidaria.
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ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/s10750-004-2643-y