catalogue of specimens

Catalogue of specimens studied by Hill and Watson in the brain and neural crest study

Key to table: The numbers in the first column are KKSmith catalogue numbers. The Hill specimen number is the number from Hill's original catalogue, while the "Specimen number" is the number given to the specimen when catalogued for the Hubrecht collection. This is the number that is used in this web page. Envelope number refers to the envelope in the Hill collection (numbering system by KKSmith) containing notes and materials on this specimen. The description of the specimen is KKSmith's description of the stage of the specimen, and the description of material refers to the "paper" material (notes, photographs, illustrations, etc.) in the Hill collection. Virtually all original sectioned specimens are in the Hill collection. Links take you to either images or text concerning individual specimens (links under construction).

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"Flat plate stages”

	Species	Hill specimen	Specimen number	description of specimen	envelope	description of material
0	Trichosurus vulpecula	DMS Watson 21.9.14	MS 248	5.8 mm -- 6 somite (probably similar to number 3)	41	Hill’s description, Watson description, nc reconstruction (not in original nc catalogue), embryo photo
1	Perameles obesula	8.V.03	MS202	primitive streak; notochordal process well developed prechordal plate. Brain very slightly differentiated, no neural crest	29	written account, drawing of embryo, reconstruction of thickening of nc region
2	Petrogale penicillata	gl 5.4A 18.7.96 7 mm 28.IV.01	MS378 MS 376	flat brain plate, separated by constriction into 2 parts, no neural crest -- 6 somites, protochordal plate	42	written account, drawing of embryo
3	Perameles obsula	1z	MS203	flat brain plate, optic grooves very slightly developed. well developed neural crest trigeminal and facial	37B (44)	written account, drawings of sections, graphical reconstruction of nc drawing of embryo
4	Dasyurus viverrinus	7.5mm embryo G, B, H	MS115	flat brain plate, well developed optic grooves, 2-3 neuromeres, terminal ridge proliferating, also V, VII, IX, X	9	drawings of sections, neural crest reconstruction, written account, embryo drawing
5	Dasyurus viverrinus	8.5 mm embryo E,C, A & Aa	MS117	slightly older than 115; auditory plate? head folds	10 1	short note on neuromeres, embryo drawings, drafts of nc reconstruction, nc reconstruction

Flexure up to closure

	Species	Hill specimen	Specimen number		description of specimen	envelope	description of material
6	Perameles nasuta	1S	MS204	5 neuromeres well shown; 10 somites		45, 47	short account, drawings of sections, embryo drawing
7	Perameles obesula	10.viii.03	MS206	very slight flexure, optic and auditory vesicles present, hind brain open but no longer flat V and VII anlagen, 14 somites		47 48	written account, reconstruction, longitudinal
8	Perameles nasula	2P	MS207	brain flexed at 2 points, hind brain still open. 15-16 somites		39 47	written account, median, longitudal sections, surface and side views, reconstruction
9	Dasyurus viverrinus	IA’02	MS118	brain flexed, hind brain still open		30	written account, embryo drawings, nc reconstruction, section photos, section drawings
10	Dasyurus viverrinus	1.01	MS120	4 neuromeres, slightly older than ms118		30	written account (with 118), embryo drawings, illustrations
11	Bettongia gaimardi		MS369	brain flexed at 2 points, 5 hindbrain neuromeres, bindbrain closed		49	no written account (?), brain reconstructions, surface view
12	Macropus ruficollis	May ‘00, gl 5.2	MS398	much flexed brain, hind brain closed		43	written account, model, drawings of model, embryo

Closed brain

	Species	Hill specimen	Specimen number	description of specimen	envelope		description of material
13	Dasyurus viverrinus	Iia ‘01	MS124	brain closed entirely		27 28	no written account, median longitudinal reconstruction, drawing of embryo
14	Macropus ruficollis	6.7 mm	MS399	brain closed		43	written account, drawings of brain model
15	Perameles nasuta	13.vii.05	MS208	very similar to Ms399		40 47	written account, wax model reconstructions of brain

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