Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Hair specimen: Canis familiaris (Kurī): Kahu kurī


Most diagnostic features for this species:

1. Medulla of guard hairs can vary from simple with scattered globular vacuoles to very fine wide lattice 2. Cross-section usually a mix of circular and oval shapes 3. Large diameter

Sample

Description: Kahu kurī. Six individual hairs (four guard hairs, two underhairs). Root and tip absent from all hairs.
Collection: Te Papa Tongarewa
Accession number: ME2484 AC07

Hair profile

General shape: Slight wave, curved or straight
Length (mm): 70 - 105
Maximum diameter observed (μm): 75 - 100
Colour: White, dark brown, or showing colour change from dark brown to white along shaft

Microscopic features



Citation

Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: Kurī: Kahu kurī
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/hair-identification
Accessed: 6 November 2024