Invertebrates > Kiwaidae & Yeti Crabs
The Puravida Yeti Crab (Kiwa puravida) is an extraordinary and enchanting deep-sea squat lobster discovered in 2006 near submarine methane cold seeps over 3,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica. Belonging to the family Kiwaidae, this ghostly, chalk-white...
Fish > Liparidae & Snailfishes
The Salmon Snailfish (Careproctus rastrinus) is an extraordinary and plump deep-sea teleost thriving in the icy, high-pressure depths of the subarctic North Pacific Ocean. Belonging to the diverse snailfish family Liparidae, this remarkable cold-water specialist is...
Reptiles > Agamidae & Dragon Lizards
The Crested Bicycle Dragon (Ctenophorus cristatus), also celebrated as the crested dragon or bicycle lizard, is an agile, high-speed agamid lizard endemic to the arid interior of southern and western Australia. Famous for its comical yet extraordinary ability to...
Mammals > Abrocomidae & Chinchilla Rats
Bennett’s Chinchilla Rat (Abrocoma bennettii), known locally in Chile as the ‘ratón chinchilla,’ is a unique and charismatic caviomorph rodent endemic strictly to the Mediterranean-climate ecosystems of central Chile. Belonging to the small,...
Fungi > Sarcosomataceae & Cup Fungi
The Black Felt Cup (Plectania nannfeldtii), also known in field mycology as the snowbank black cup, is an intriguing ascomycete fungus exquisitely adapted to high-altitude montane and subalpine environments in western North America. Fruiting almost exclusively in the...
