Digital Library Search
![The Challenger Reports, Volume XXI, Plate I expl3024.jpg The Challenger Reports, Volume XXI, Plate I](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expl3024.jpg?itok=HqIwlmKR)
Image
Download ( 3.06 MB )Permalink
https://www.noaa.gov/media/digital-library-photo/pl23expl3024jpgDescription
The Challenger Reports, Volume XXI, Plate I. The Hexactinellida, Euplectellaaspergillum Owen. A glass sponge, popularly known as Venus's flower basket.Collected in the Philippine Islands at a depth of 100 fathoms. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Collections)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Collections
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Expeditions and Cruises
British Cruises
Keywords
Historic Exploration