Mystery mushroomlike sea creatures get names
Specimens from off Australian coast resemble jellies but may represent new phylum
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NEW WHATSIT SPECIES Enigmatic mushroomlike specimens picked out of a sample of mixed material dragged from the sea now have a scientific name, but researchers aren’t sure what kind of animal they are.
J. Just et al./PLOS ONE 2014