The Largest Bio-Silica Structure on Earth: The Giant Basal Spicule from the Deep-Sea Glass Sponge <i>Monorhaphis chuni</i>

<table>Giant basal spicules (gbs) from <i>M</i>. <i>chuni</i>. (a) Largest GBS hitherto found. GBS lighted with different laser light, green and red (b to e). The length of the spicule is 270 cm and the diameter 10 mm. (f) Illumination of a spicule with “daylight” to show the organization of the lamellae.</table>

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Figure 3: The Largest Bio-Silica Structure on Earth: The Giant Basal Spicule from the Deep-Sea Glass Sponge <i>Monorhaphis chuni</i> 

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The Largest Bio-Silica Structure on Earth: The Giant Basal Spicule from the Deep-Sea Glass Sponge Monorhaphis chuni

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