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Caiman crocodilus crocodilus and Anilius scytaleSpectacled caiman and South American false coral snake. Plate 69 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of de Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten (1705) by A. Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)
Coral Gallery c. 1895Photograph of coral display cases by Anthony Gepp. The Coral Gallery opened in 1881 in the West Wing of the Waterhouse Building. Date: 1881
Tea estate, Sri LankaAustralian coral tree in a tea estate in Agrapatana, Sri Lanka. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Sagartia coccinea, sea anemoneA glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Bunodes ballii, sea anemoneA glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Gorgonian coralWatercolour of Gorgonian coral in the subclass Octocorallia by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Thecosmilia trichotoma, a fossil coralThecosmilia trichotoma (Goldfuss). Scleractinian coral. Jurassic (Bathonian); Nattheim, Germany; BMNH 55859
Kodonophyllum truncatum, fossil coralKodonophyllum truncatum (Linne) from the Silurian period, Dudley, West Midlands, England
Syringopora, fossil coralSilicified colony of the tabulate coral Syringopora from the British Carboniferous. The tubular corallites are about 2 mm in diameter
Heliolites, coralSmall colony, 4 cm wide, of the tabulate coral Heliolites from the Silurian of England
Phellia brodricii, sea anemoneA glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Caryophyllia clavus, sea anemoneA glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Sagartia sphyrodeta, sea anemoneA glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Acropora, a scleractinian coralBranch, 9 cm long, of the scleractinian coral Acropora from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Fungia, coralFungia is a free-living scleractinian coral. In this large example, almost 10 cm in diameter, from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Various carved specimensA collection of carved specimens including ivory, coral, shell, jet & tortoise shell. A collection of carved specimens including ivory, coral, shell, jet & tortoise shell
Variety of GemstonesLeft to right, top: Onyx, cornelian, tigers eye, jet, turquoise, lapis lazuli, hematite, jade. Bottom: Ivory, amber, coral, cultured pearl, freshwater pearl, shell, cameo
Hardenbergia violacea, purple coral peaFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Medusa pelagica, jellyfishFf. 259a. Painting by George Forster made during Cooks second voyage 1722-1775 of a pair of jellyfish
Centropyge bispinosus, coral beauty angelFf. 117 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Polygonal corallitesThe simple, polygonal corallites of favosites are well seen in this 6 cm high polished block from the Devonian of south-west England
Photograph of coral from the Yonge collection
Platygyra daedalea, brain coralClose-up of brain coral specimen, possibly the species Platygyra daedalea
Drawing labelled Coral
Isastraea oblonga, polished coralIsastraea oblonga (Fleming). From the Jurassic period, Portlandian, Upper Beds, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Drawing labelled Sponge and coralDrawing by Thomas Malie. Thomas Malie, a surgeon to the Kings Dragoon Guards, sailed to the West Indies during the course of his military service and made detailed drawings of local flora and fauna