Mystery mushroomlike sea creatures get names

Specimens from off Australian coast resemble jellies but may represent new phylum

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

Little mushroom-shaped things collected in 1986 now have scientific names but no clear place on the tree of life.