Scientific Names

I was reading an article this morning about the discovery of a new species of 'zombie worm' off the coast of Sweden. These worms feed off the bones of dead whales and have previously only been found in the Pacific Ocean, thus the excitement at their discovery in the North Sea. The bit that really caught my attention, however, is the name of the species: it has apparently been named Osedax mucofloris, 'which literally means "bone-eating snot-flower"'. Lovely.