Comments | ontd_science: SpongeBob lends name to new mushroom species

paulnolan in ontd_science

SpongeBob lends name to new mushroom species

Jun 23, 2011 05:17

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scientists are silly people, fungi

Comments 7

buttersbooboo June 23 2011, 11:26:21 UTC

so cool! :)

layweed June 23 2011, 14:02:06 UTC

Doesn't even remotely look like spongebob squarepants.

brewsternorth June 23 2011, 19:30:15 UTC

Now that puts the "fun" into "fungi". XD

Though the funniest bit of taxonomy I ever heard was someone who baptised some obscure species or genus of insect thanatogratus after the Grateful Dead.

bishops_lace June 24 2011, 16:44:44 UTC

I'm actually suprised it took this long for someone to do something like this.

just_say_narf June 24 2011, 23:19:20 UTC

That's great. Hopefully the same researchers discover a new species of octopus.

paulnolan June 24 2011, 23:22:16 UTC

Or a new member of Aseroë to name after Patrick. :D