A doggerel series
about odd or little-known animals.
Dendogramma. Researchers from
the University of Copenhagen announced the discovery of two new strange, deep
sea and mushroom-shaped animals. The two species were identified from a
collection of specimens that were collected back in 1986. The authors assigned
the newly described Dendrogramma enigmatica and Dendrogramma
discoides under the animal kingdom, however they couldn’t classify them
into an existing phylum. A new family, Dendrogrammatidae,
was established for the species. Read more: http://www.strangeanimals.info/2014/09/Dendrogramma-strange-animals.html#ixzz4SjxDBukc
How must it feel to be so weird
That no one knows just what you are!
You’re very small—so you’re not feared.
The guy who found you? Now a star!
They think you’re like a mushroom, so
Their biases are all in place.
But if you’re one, I’d like to know
Before I shove you in my face!
(With a burger.)
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