Lovecraft of his creature Cthulhu (pronounced "kuh-THOO-loo"), that they named the new species Sollasina cthulhu. The skin of most sea cucumbers, relatives of sea urchins and starfish, is covered for protection with tiny ossicles made of calcium carbonate. Public DomainAs Lovecraft inspired the authors of the discovery, fossils inspired some elements in Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Cthulhu features prominently only in the short story of Call of Cthulhu, however, Lovecraft makes some references to the creature in his later works. Lovecraft only refers to those creatures as the Elder Ones and some believe that Cthulhu is one of them.

Source: Forbes April 10, 2019 15:45 UTC