Fungi > Phallaceae & Phallales
The Starfish Fungus (Aseroe rubra), commonly known as the sea anemone fungus or anemone stinkhorn, is a visually startling gasteroid fungus belonging to the stinkhorn family Phallaceae. Indigenous to the damp eucalyptus forests, temperate rainforests, and coastal...
Invertebrates > Triopsids & Notostraca
The Longtail Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus), celebrated across evolutionary paleontology as one of the oldest and most resilient living fossils on planet Earth, is an extraordinary freshwater branchiopod crustacean belonging to the tadpole shrimp order...
Plants > Arecaceae & Arecales
The Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera), celebrated across international botany as the undisputed sovereign of monocarpic giants, is a colossal fan palm belonging to the palm family Arecaceae. Indigenous to the sun-soaked tropical forests and monsoonal coastal...
Plants > Nymphaeaceae & Nymphaeales
The Santa Cruz Water Lily (Victoria cruziana), celebrated across global botany and architectural biomimicry as one of the most magnificent aquatic plants on Earth, is a colossal floating water lily belonging to the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. Indigenous to the...
Reptiles > Chelydrids & Testudines
The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), celebrated across North American freshwater ecology as a formidable prehistoric survivor whose lineage dates back over 40 million years, is a large, heavily armored chelonian belonging to the snapping turtle family...
