Funisia
Funisia is a genus of animal containing the single species F. dorothea, a, extinct sedentary animal resembling an upright worm from the Ediacaran biota discovered in Australia. "Funisia" stood about 0.3 metres tall, or around a foot. Because individuals grew in dense collections of animals the same age, it is believed to have reproduced sexually, as well as reproduced by budding like modern sponges and corals. Although the evolution of sex took place before the origin of animals, and evidence of sexual reproduction is observed in red algae , "Funisia" is one of the oldest known animals for which there  is evidence of sexual reproduction. Its relationship to other animals is unknown, but it may belong within the Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria, or it may have been a basal metazoan similarly to sponges. The genus and species were described in a 2008 paper. Etymology. The generic name "Funisia" is after the Latin "Rope", and is pronounced to rhyme with Tunisia. The name "dorothea" is in honor of Dorothy Droser, the mother of Mary L. Droser, one of the scientists who studied the organism.