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dye murex
marine snail
Also known as: Bolinus brandaris, Murex brandaris
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murex
- In murex
The dye murex (Murex brandaris) of the Mediterranean was once a source of royal Tyrian purple. Another member of this important genus is the 15-cm (6-inch) Venus comb (M. pecten), a white long-spined species of the Indo-Pacific region. Other members of the Muricidae include modestly ornamented…
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source of purple dye
- In purple
(also called Purpura) haemastoma and Bolinus (formerly Murex) brandaris, the shells of which have been found adjacent to ancient dyeworks at Athens and Pompeii. The colour-producing secretion is contained in a small cyst adjacent to the head of the animal, and this puslike matter, when spread on textile material in…
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