Purple Gomphoid

Fungi > Gomphales

The Purple Gomphoid (Gloeocantharellus purpurascens) is a distinctive, handsomely pigmented basidiomycete fungus belonging to the order Gomphales. Distributed sporadically throughout the coastal plains and sandy uplands of the southeastern United States and into...

Mealy Pinkgill

Fungi > Agarics

The Mealy Pinkgill (Entoloma sinuatum), historically documented as Entoloma lividum and commonly known as the livid entoloma or lead poisoner, is a large, handsome basidiomycete fungus native to the ancient broadleaf woodlands of Europe and western North America....

Willan’s Chromodoris

Invertebrates > Sea Slugs & Nudibranchs

Willan’s Chromodoris (Chromodoris willani) is a breathtakingly vibrant dorid nudibranch inhabiting the warm, biodiverse coral reefs of the tropical Western Pacific. Named in honor of renowned marine biologist Dr. Richard Willan, this shell-less marine gastropod...

Pale Green Mycena

Fungi > Bioluminescent Bonnet Mushrooms & Mycenaceae

The Pale Green Mycena (Mycena chlorophos), known in Japan as ‘Yakōtake’ (night-light mushroom), is one of the most vividly bioluminescent fungi on planet Earth. Native across the subtropical and tropical broadleaf forests of East Asia and Oceania, this...

King of Wasps

Invertebrates > Wasps & Bees

The King of Wasps (Megalara garuda), colloquially known as the ‘Garuda Wasp,’ is an immense and formidable sphecoid wasp discovered in the remote Mekongga Mountains of southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, and described in 2012. Belonging to the family...