Runtime Error in component "EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Info::SpeciesBlurb [content]"

Function EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Info::SpeciesBlurb fails to execute due to the following error:

	Can't call method "get_MetaContainer" on an undefined value at
	... /nfs/public/ro/ensweb/live/metazoa/www_116/eg-web-common/modules/EnsEMBL/Web/Component/Shared.pm line 187.