Amphidiscosida

Pheronema raphanus, the Indian Bird's nest Sponge, from the Andaman Sea, 173-405 fathoms..

Indian Deep-Sea Sponges. Hyalonema masoni, from the Bay of Bengal, 1748 fathoms.... Only the upper part of the glass-rope, by which the sponge is anchored to the ooze, is represented, and it is overgrown with barnacles (Scalpellum squamuliferum)

Pheronema Parfaiti (H. Filh.). 1,200 metres de profondeur. Expedition de Talisman.

Pheronema carpenteri, Wyville Thomson -- Demi-Grandeur. 1500 metres de profondeur

Hyalonema toxeres (partie superieure). Hyalonema toxeres (partie inferieure). 2,400 metres de profondeur

IZ 1151657 detail view 1, recently defrosted specimen photographed prior to preservation

IZ 1151657 detail view 2, recently defrosted specimen photographed prior to preservation

Holtenia carpenteri, Wyville Thomson.

IZ 1151657 specimen view, recently defrosted specimen photographed prior to preservation

IZ 1151658 specimen view, recently defrosted specimen photographed prior to preservation

IZ 1151659 and 1151660 specimen view, recently defrosted specimen photographed prior to preservation

IZ 1151660 specimen view, recently defrosted specimen photographed prior to preservation