Fungi > Marasmiaceae & Bioluminescent Fungi
Flor de Coco (Neonothopanus gardneri), affectionately named the ‘coconut flower’ by local Brazilian villagers, is recognized by mycologists as one of the brightest bioluminescent mushrooms known to biological science. Originally discovered in 1840 by...
Invertebrates > Magnapinnidae & Bigfin Squids
The Bigfin Squid (Magnapinna pacifica) is widely regarded as one of the most enigmatic and visually alien creatures inhabiting the deep ocean. Discovered scientifically from juvenile specimens in the late 1990s and subsequently filmed by robotic submersibles...
Mammals > Dipodidae & Pygmy Jerboas
The Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda) is an extraordinary miniature desert specialist native to the harsh, wind-scoured gravel deserts of Central Asia. Weighing less than half an ounce, this tiny bipedal rodent is distinguished by elongated hindlimbs...
Amphibians > Megophryidae & Asian Toads
The Bompu Litter Frog (Leptobrachium bompu) is one of the most enigmatic and visually astonishing amphibians discovered in modern times. Described by herpetologists in 2011 from the dense, cloud-wrapped slopes of the Eastern Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh, India, this...
Invertebrates > Ulmaridae & Deep-Sea Jellyfishes
The Deepstaria Jellyfish (Deepstaria enigmatica) is an extraordinarily bizarre, phantom-like scyphozoan drifting through the cold, pressurized depths of the bathypelagic realm. First discovered in 1966 by the research submersible Deepstar 4000, this mysterious abyssal...
