Embryons desséchés

The images below (embryos of crustaceans) are intended as illustrations for articles on Embryons desséchés, a piano composition by Eric Satie - but they might as well be used in taxonomy or Darwinism related articles.

In early Darwinism these crustaceans (and notably also their embryos) were studied by Fritz Müller, in his book Facts and Arguments for Darwin, published in German in 1863, and available in English in 1869. The images below are taken from the Project Gutenberg publication of that book (E-text N° 6475).

The book also shows other development stages of these animals (zoea, larva).

From CHAPTER 7 - DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF PODOPHTHALMA

• FIGURE 34. Embryo of a Squilla, magnified 45 diam. a. heart.

From CHAPTER 8 - DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF EDRIOPHTHALMA

• FIGURE 36. Embryo of Ligia in the egg, magnified 15 diam. B. yelk; L. liver.
• FIGURE 38. Embryo of a Philoscia in the egg, magnified 25 diam.
• FIGURE 39. Embryo of Cryptoniscus planarioides, magnified 90 diam.
• FIGURE 43. Embryo of a Corophium, magnified 90 diam.