![International Day for Biological Diversity 2012: Marine Biodiversity
V0022783 Credit: Wellcome Library, London Thirteen types of crab and two other marine crustaceans. Engraving by I. Taylor. after: I. Taylor
Collection: Iconographic Collections Library reference no.: ICV No 23210 Full Bibliographic Record Link to Wellcome Library Catalogue Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2012: Marine Biodiversity
V0022783 Credit: Wellcome Library, London
Thirteen types of crab and two other marine crustaceans. Engraving by I. Taylor.
after: I. Taylor
Collection: Iconographic Collections
Library reference no.: ICV No 23210
Full Bibliographic Record Link to Wellcome Library Catalogue
Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
![International Day for Biological Diversity 2012: Marine Biodiversity
V0022099 Credit: Wellcome Library, London A variety of marine animals, including a lobster, a crab and an eel. Etching. Collection: Iconographic Collections Library reference no: ICV No 22521 Full Bibliographic Record Link to Wellcome Library Catalogue Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2012: Marine Biodiversity
V0022099 Credit: Wellcome Library, London
A variety of marine animals, including a lobster, a crab and an eel. Etching.
Collection: Iconographic Collections
Library reference no: ICV No 22521
Full Bibliographic Record Link to Wellcome Library Catalogue
Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
![International Day for Biological Diversity 2012: Marine Biodiversity
B0007769 Credit Dr Steve Wilson, Wellcome Images Cavefish embryo Confocal micrograph of a blind cavefish embryo at around five days post-fertilisation viewed from the side (lateral view). The cavefish Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) has a seeing and a blind form; the latter lives in dark environments, and relies on other senses. with an antibody that targets a calcium binding protein (calretinin) shown in green, which highlights different neuronal types and their processes in the nervous system. The blind cavefish has specially adapted traits that its sighted relation (dwelling near the surface) does not. These include a greater number of sensory receptors and taste buds along its body; these taste buds are also more efficient than the equivalent cells in the seeing cavefish. The eyes are still present at this stage of development but they will degenerate naturally during the lifetime of the fish as they live in a dark environment where eyes are redundant. Adult cavefish are blind.2011 Wellcome Image Award winner. Confocal micrograph Collection: Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2012: Marine Biodiversity
B0007769 Credit Dr Steve Wilson, Wellcome Images
Cavefish embryo
Confocal micrograph of a blind cavefish embryo at around five days post-fertilisation viewed from the side (lateral view). The cavefish Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) has a seeing and a blind form; the latter lives in dark environments, and relies on other senses.
with an antibody that targets a calcium binding protein (calretinin) shown in green, which highlights different neuronal types and their processes in the nervous system. The blind cavefish has specially adapted traits that its sighted relation (dwelling near the surface) does not. These include a greater number of sensory receptors and taste buds along its body; these taste buds are also more efficient than the equivalent cells in the seeing cavefish.
The eyes are still present at this stage of development but they will degenerate naturally during the lifetime of the fish as they live in a dark environment where eyes are redundant. Adult cavefish are blind.
2011 Wellcome Image Award winner.
Confocal micrograph
Collection: Wellcome Images
Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
