Comparisons are the closest possible match between glass models and live specimens. The original species names have been used, though many have changed.

In the 1860s, the father and son team of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka created peerless, intricate glass replicas of marine invertebrates to supply museums and universities. When C. Drew Harvell began to restore Cornell University’s dusty and broken collection of the Blaschka figures, these near-forgotten masterpieces were given a second life. Now, Dr. Harvell is on a quest to find the living inspiration for the glass models in modern oceans. Related Article »