#NewSpecies!
New endemic beetle from #southafrica just came in:
Stenomastigus mpumalanganus
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF87EE-FFDF-E45E-FF5C-FB10FACCC709
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5590.1.5
#Zootaxa #StenomastigusMpumalanganus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #endemic
#NewSpecies!
New freshwater carp from #china just swam in:
Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DCDDECED-612D-5CD3-85AC-574D71F71A52
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.141444
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #SinocyclocheilusXingrenensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #freshwater #carp
#NewSpecies!
Syagrus harenae
New palm from #brazil!
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/82467F47-698D-5969-B99A-B7D85939975B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.140657
#PlantEcologyAndEvolution #SyagrusHarenae
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #arecaceae #palms #palmtree
#NewSpecies!
New deepsea starfish from #china just surfaced:
Freyastera jiaolongi
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5234970-A9EB-5EAF-BD7B-BA2B0AC2AC29
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.144918
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #FreyasteraJiaolongi
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #asteroidea #starfishs #seastar #deepsea
#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:
Clavaria orientalis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C72319-8183-55D9-8A84-7886304EEAF3
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.115.145774
#MycoKeys #ClavariaOrientalis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology
#NewSpecies!
New shield bug from #brazil just came in:
Pelidnocoris paradisicola
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6B11D823-FD07-FFC7-FC64-FE81FDFDF936
Publication: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2024.028
#ActaEntomologica #PelidnocorisParadisicola
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hemiptera #heteroptera #bugs #shieldbugs #stinkbugs
#NewSpecies!
New small tree frog from #china just snuck in:
Gracixalus weii
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F6ACF6E8-1322-5389-98DE-21A4293DF9F5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.133735
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GracixalusWeii
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs #treefrogs
#NewSpecies!
New amphipod from #panama just surfaced:
Konatopus tridens
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EDB299BE-18F1-5796-8439-238893029352
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.145826
#ZooKeys #KonatopusTridens
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustaceae #amphipoda #amphipods
#NewSpecies!
New spider from #china just caught us:
Aculithus languan
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D8C1A8E3-45BB-552D-BB13-79D6866B2FC0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e153747
#BiodiversityDataJournal #AculithusLanguan
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider
#NewSpecies!
Astragalus oyunicus
A newly discovered fabaceae from #mongolia!
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BE814C3F-EABD-52A7-AAEE-A539783EF3A3
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.255.140805
#Phytokeys #AstragalusOyunicus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #fabaceae
#NewSpecies!
New wasp from #china just stung us:
Diaulinopsis altunensis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5804763C-67DE-58BE-A4B3-BB0D04CD16A8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1233.140823
#ZooKeys#DiaulinopsisAltunensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hymenoptera #wasps
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#NewSpecies!
New killifish from #kenya just swam in:
Nothobranchius sylvaticus
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB2487A1-FFB3-A22A-9389-46F5FC47FB93
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5601.1.4
#Zootaxa #NothobranchiusSylvaticus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #killifish
#NewSpecies!
New ordovician coiled cephalopod from #germany just came in:
Trocholites vortex
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AD87B1-DD3B-4252-311D-9EB4940BFDCF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.982.2843
#ejtaxonomy #TrocholitesVortex
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #cephalopods #fossils #paleo #paleontology #ordovician
#NewSpecies!
New shrimp from #usa just pinched us:
Salmoneus manningi
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87CC-EC05-8974-FF37-BE5FFBB3FF45
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.8
#Zootaxa #SalmoneusManningi
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
#NewSpecies!
New frog from #papuanewguinea just snuck in:
Oreophryne purari
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0387D428-371B-FFF0-8BA5-91F6FBBFFAD4
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.3.2
#Zootaxa #OreophrynePurari
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs
#NewSpecies!
Clusia dotana
A newly discovered clusiaceae from #costarica!
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E3EB21B-FFFD-7666-2AB1-FC363430FF08
Publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-024-10225-0
#KewBulletin #ClusiaDotana
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #clusiaceae #fruits
#NewSpecies
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just came in:
Nealcidion chloroxanthon
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7602-FFE5-4FD1-D88EF1CAFE07
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #NealcidionChloroxanthon
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #longhorn
#NewSpecies
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:
Mycena fulvomarginata
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7DAF3517-1E75-583A-ACF3-829A9CE36650
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.115.144137
#MycoKeys #MycenaFulvomarginata
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology
#NewSpecies!
New water mite from #china just swam in:
Atractides cardiacus
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396422E-FFE2-FF89-FE29-871A827AF68C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2775
#ejtaxonomy #AtractidesCardiacus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #acarology #acari #mites #watermite
