Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze with many radiolarians’, collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Tahiti, at a depth of 2425 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 271. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor. Sample of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876 1872-1876