The inspiration to create this type of website comes from a couple of places. One source is from reading about the life of Alexander von Humboldt, the famed polymath, geographer, naturalist and explorer, in a book called The Invention of Nature, by Andrea Wulf. His methods of recording and describing the physical world seemed to me to highlight the notion that everything is connected to everything. And, as an aside, he was the first person to talk about the notion of human-induced climate change -- more than 200 years ago! Another source is the artwork of Donald Evans. He painted many beautiful series of stamps issued from imaginary countries. This gave birth to my imaginary country "Philatia," which issued stamps for all those genus-species that weren't commemorated by real countries.


Recently Added Species:

Genus species:
   Hippopotamus amphibius
Common name:
   Common hippopotamus
Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the hippopotamids are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.).
Genus species:
   Spinellus fusiger
Common name:
   Bonnet mold
Spinellus fusiger (Common name: bonnet mold) is a parasitic pin mold that is characterized by erect sporangiophores with branched aerial filaments that bear the zygospores and grows on mushrooms.
Genus species:
   Hippopotamus amphibius
Common name:
   Common hippopotamus
Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the hippopotamids are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.).
Genus species:
   Spinellus fusiger
Common name:
   Bonnet mold
Spinellus fusiger (Common name: bonnet mold) is a parasitic pin mold that is characterized by erect sporangiophores with branched aerial filaments that bear the zygospores and grows on mushrooms.
Genus species:
   Geastrum campestre
Common name:
   Earthstar fungi
Geastum violaceum is a saprofitic small species that grows in small groups preferably in subtropical or tropical humid forest. It is easy to recognize in the field due to its pinkish, purplish to…