See here. I’m glad to see it’s not ALL gloom and doom with Mother Nature and that we’re still finding new species.
That jellyfish is really weird looking. Apparently, there’s giant starfish running amok in the antarctic.
That’s actually kind of a depressing list in context, considering that the “Cryptomundo” site appears to be devoted mostly to sightings of such creatures as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Given that theme, a list of newly discovered species that includes such awe-inspiring beasts as a 6-inch Burmese catfish is just a trifle anti-climactic. That’s sort of like trying to inspire interest in hunting for pirate treasure by citing the nickel you found behind the couch cushions the other day.
“But this newly discovered island bird! It’s a species of white-eye… yet it has no white on its eyes! Do you not see how this upsets the entire establishment zoological paradigm? If a species of songbird with abnormally colored eyes can go unnoticed on a remote Indonesian island group, then who is to say that giant primates don’t still roam freely across the Pacific Northwest?”
“Yarr… just six more and I can make a phone call, mateys!”
Odd quote about the jellyfish.
If they just found it, how do they know it can be found throughout the Pacific ocean. In fact, it would seem pretty clear it CANNOT be found throughout the Pacific.
What constitutes “running amok”? 
I cry fowl about the bird discovered near New Zeland, that was a bird thought extint, not a new species.
If I may collaborate with some, I´m just back from Hua Hin where I found a new species of dog/seal hybrid.
They’ve seduced some wimmins judging by the photo, so I’d consider that “running amok.” The wimmins should be ours, not belonging to some damned sea creature! Where would we be if Ahab had put up with the shit that white whale had given him, I ask you. Probably the slaves of our cetacean masters, eating cold gruel, and terrified of going near the water!
Ouch.
I dunno, the one on the right looks a bit like Christopher Reeve. Of course, he’s dead, so I may very well be mistaken.
There is another possibility, that some women may find star fish in the frozen wastes of the Arctic to be more interesting than fellows who cruise the 'Dope most of the day.
Turns out it’s just that one specimen that can be found throughout the Pacific ocean-- there was a bit of an accident getting it back to the lab. Apparently jellyfish are extremely fragile, and shouldn’t be stored in mesh bags.
OMG! its Starro! We are doomed!
Yes, I admit it, I am a geek.
When they say “new species” they really mean “newly discovered species”. it’s not like they only just sprung out of the ether. I sometimes wonder if the interesting insect I see crawling on the flower is a new species* but as I’m no entomologist I wouldn’t know.
*Not very likely, I admit. But still.
Hua Hin’s a great town. I think I’ve seen a few of those species around Thailand, though. There’s one usually at an entrance to the Nana Skytrain Station in Bangkok, the one closest to the Landmark Hotel.
You’re not the only one. That’s the first thing I thought. And I don’t even read Justice League.
That’s pretty much how it happens, except the guy finding it is an entomologist. He already knows all the species of that sort of insect, and this isn’t any of those. My uncle did that once, finding an unfamiliar leaf-hopper in Alaska. He took some home to show others in his field, and a few steps later, it was confirmed.
If you find a critter you’ve never seen before, you can take it to a local expert. Or you could start a “WTF is this critter?” thread here on the SDMB. The expert might say, “Oh, sure, that’s a red-spotted yellow fewspur, rather unusual around here.” Or she might say, “I think you’ve really got something here. I’ve never seen one.” Then, your grandkids might see a picture in a textbook of the GuanoLad’s fewspur. 