Ernst Haeckel Ascidiae Sea Life Illustration Tea Towel

At the turn of the 20th century, Ernst Haeckel was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor, and artist. He discovered, described, and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including anthropogeny, ecology, phylum, phylogeny, and stem cell. This illustration is from his 1904 book "Kunstformen der Natur" (Art Forms In Nature). It is of several Ascidiae, specifically: Cynthia melocactus; Molgula tubulosa; Fragarium elegans; Polyclinum constellatum; Synoecum turgens; Botryllus polycyclus; Botryllus rubigo; Botryllus marionis; Botryllus helloborus; Polycyclus cyaneus; and Botrylloides purpureus . For more items adorned by Ernst Haeckel illustrations, see my Collection , "Ernst Haeckel."