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The Challenger Reports, Volume XXI, Plate I

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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.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Collections

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Voyage to Inner Space

History of Oceanography Collection

Expeditions and Cruises

British Cruises

Keywords

Historic Exploration