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by | October 3, 2020 · 3:57 pm

New Species: September 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Streptomyces smaragdinus is a new actinobacterium isolated from the gut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis. Credits to Schwitalla et al. (2020).*

Archaeans

SARs

Chrysosplenium zhouzhiense is a new saxifragacean from China. Credits to Fu et al. (2020).*

Plants

Didymocarpus phuquocensis is a new gesneriacean from Vietnam. Credits to Tran et al. (2020).*
Iris dabashanensis is a new iris from China. Credits to Wilson (2020).*

Fungi

Gibellula pigmentosinum is a new spider-parasitic fungus from Thailand. Credits to Kuephadungphan et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Cratera paraitinga is a new land planarian from São Paulo, Brazil. Credits to Araujo et al. (2020).*

Mollusks

Plakobranchus noctisstellatus is a new sea snail from the Gulf of Thailand. Credits to Mehrotra et al. (2020).*

Annelids

Bryozoans

Leptolaimus dififtinus is a new chromadorean nematode from New Zealand. Credits to Leduc et al. (2020).*

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Pseudechiniscus shintai is a new water bear from Japan. Credits to Vončina et al. (2020).*

Arachnids

Pholcus tongyaoi is a new spider from China. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

Myriapods

Crustaceans

Scyramathia tenuipes is a new spider crab from the Mediterranean. Credits to Lee et al. (2020).*

Insects

Cerapanorpa qinlingensis is a new scorpionfly from China. Credits to Gao et al. (2020).*
Phtheochroa carpatiana is a new moth from Romania. Credits to Kovács et al. (2020).*

Chondrichthyans

Actinopterygians

‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui is a new cavefish from Vietnam. Credits to Nguyen et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Amazophrynella gardai is a new toad from the Brazilian Amazonia. Credits to Mângia et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

Mammals

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by | August 31, 2020 · 11:53 pm

New Species: August 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Tichowtungia aerotolerans is a new bacterium of the small phylum Kiritimatiellaeota. Credits to Mu et al. (2020).*

Bacteria

Nonomuraea nitratireducens is a new actinobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of the plant Suaeda sutralis in China. Credits to Ou et al. (2020).*
Trebonia kvetii is a new genus of actinobacteria foun in the Czech Republic. Credits to Rapoport et al. (2020).*

Archaeans

Excavates

SARs

Sonerila cardamomensis is a new melastomatacean from Cambodia. Credits to Shin et al. (2020).*

Plants

Schizanthus carlomunozii is a new solanacean from Chile. Credits to Morales-Fierro et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Scheffersomyces jinghongensis is a new yeast from rotten wood in China. Credits to Jia et al. (2020).*
Junghuhnia subcollabens is a new crust fungus from China. Credits to Du et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Paraba tata is a new land planarian from Brazil. Credits to Oliveira et al. (2020).*

Mollusks

Nemerteans

Annelids

Bryozoans

Kinorhynchs

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Arachnids

Crustaceans

Holocerus devriesei is a new grasshopper from Madagascar. Credits to Skejo et al. (2020).*

Hexapods

Trioza turouguei is a new jumping plant louse from Taiwan. Credits to Tung et al. (2020).*

Echinoderms

Agnathans

Actinopterygians

Pristimantis chamezensis is a new frog from Colombia. Credits to Acosta-Galvis et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Acanthosauria liui is a new agamid lizard from China. Credits to Liu et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

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by | July 1, 2020 · 10:57 am

New Species: June 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Terrilactibacillus tamarindi is a new lactic acid bacteria isolated from the bark of tamarind trees in Thailand. Credits to Kingkaew et al. (2020).*
Phytoactinopolyspora mesophila is a new actinobacterium isolated from a saline-alkaline soil in China. Credits to Feng et al. (2020).*

Bacteria

Cupriavidus agavae is a new proteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of agave plants in Mexico. Credits to Arroyo-Herrera et al. (2020).*

Archaeans

Halobacterium bonnevillei (a), Halobaculum saliterrae (b) and Halovenus carboxidivorans (c) are three new archaeans from saline crusts and soils. Credits to Myers and King (2020).*

SARs

Actinostachys minuta is a new grass fern from the Philippines, Credits to Amoroso et al. (2020).*

Plants

Argyreia pseudosolanum is a convolvulacean from Thailand whose flowers resemble a species of Solanum. Credits to Traiperm & Suddee (2020).*
Senecio festucoides is a new composite from Chile. Credits to Calvo & Moreira-Muñoz (2020).*

Amoebozoans

Curvularia paraverruculosa is a new Pleosporalean isolated from soil samples in Mexico. Credits to Iturrieta-González et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Hygrophorus fuscopapillatus is a new mushroom from Southern China. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Dugesia umbonata is a new planarian from China. Credits to Song et al. (2020).*

Mollusks

Annelids

Bryozoans

Nematomorphs

Gordius chiashanus is a new millipede-parasitizing horsehair worm from Taiwan. Credits to Chiu et al. (2020).*

Nematodes

Chelicerates

Myriapods

Plusioglyphiulus biserratus (top) and Plusioglyphiulus khmer (bottom) are two new millipedes from Cambodia. Credits to Likhitrakarn et al. (2020).*
Fredius ibiapaba is a new freshwater crab from northeastern Brazil. Credits to Chávez et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Cycladiacampa irakleiae is a new cave-dwelling dipluran from Irakleia Island, Cyclades Islands. Credits to Sendra et al. (2020).*
Tachycines trapezialis is a new cave cricket from China. Credits to Zhou & Yang (2020) .*

Hexapods

Dolichomitus mariajosae is a new parasitoid wasp from Colombia, Credits to Araujo et al. (2020).*
Oromia orahan is a new subterranean beetle from La Gomera, Canary Islands. Credits to García et al. (2020).*

Echinoderms

Chondrichthyans

Actinopterygians

Plectranthias hinano is a new perchlet from the Pacific. Credits to Shepherd et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Dendropsophus bilobatus is a new tree frog from the Amazon Forest in Brazil. Credits to Ferrão et al. (2020).*
Platypelis laetus is a new narrow-mouthed frog from Madagascar. Credits to Rakotoarison et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

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by | May 31, 2020 · 11:58 pm

New Species: May 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Archaeans

Hacrobes

SARs

Athyrium bipinnatum is a new fern from Japan. Credits to Hori (2020).*

Plants

Rhododendron pudingense is a new azalea from China. Credits to Dai et al. (2020).*
Jasminum parceflorum is a new jasmine from China. Credits to Zhang et al. (2020).*

Amoebozoans

Fungi

 Retiboletus sinogriseus is a new mushroom from China. Credits to Liu et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

The spicules of the new sponge Haliclona (Flagellia) xenomorpha have a strange (xenos) shape (morphe) that resembles the derelict spacecraft from the 1979 film Alien in which the xenomorphs were found. Extracted from Dinn (2020).

Ctenophorans

Cnidarians

Rotifers

Flatworms

Bryozoans

Mollusks

Pincerna vallis is a new snail from China. Credits to Chen & Wu (2020).*

Annelids

Peinaleopolynoe orphanae (A), Peinaleopolynoe elvisi (B), Peinaleopolynoe goffrediae (C) and Peinaleopolynoe mineoi (D) are four new scale worms from the Pacific Ocean. Credits to Hatch et al. (2020).*

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Arachnids

Myriapods

Pereinotus tinggiensis is a new amphipod from Malaysia. Credits to Feirulsha & Rahim (2020).*

Crustaceans

Hendersonida parvirostris is a new lobster from Papua New Guinea. Credits to Rodríguez-Flores et al. (2020).*
Acheroxemylla lipsae is a new springtail from Peru. Credits to Palacios-Vargas (2020).*

Hexapods

Podonychus gyobu is a new beetle from Japan. Credits to Yoshitomi & Hayashi (2020).*

Echinoderms

A new sponge-associated starfish was named Astrolirus patricki and I think the reason for that name is evident enough, right? Credits to Zhang et al. (2020).*

Tunicates

Actinopterygians

Epinephelus tankahkeei is a new grouper from the South China Sea. Credits to Wu et al. (2020).*
Hippocampus nalu is a new seahorse from South Africa. Credits to Short et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Stumpffia froschaueri is a new frog from Madagascar. Credits to Crottini et al. (2020).*
Tylototriton sparreboomi is a new salamander from Vietnam. Credits to Bernardes et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

Cnemaspis lineatubercularis is a new gecko from Thailand. Credits to Ampai et al. (2020).*
Acanthosaura aurantiacrista is a new lizard from Thailand. Credits to Trivalairat et al. (2020).*

Mammals

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by | May 2, 2020 · 1:26 am

New Species: April 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Rhodococcus oryzae is a new actinobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere soil of rice. Credits to Li et al. (2020).*

Archaeans

Phycophthorum isakeiti is a new parasite of diatoms. Credits to Hassett (2020).*

SARs

Poa magellensis is a new grass from Italy. Credits to Conti et al. (2020).*

Plants

Flowers of Hanceola suffruticosa, a new species of the family Lamiaceae from China and Vietnam. Credits to Chen et al. (2020).*

Amoebozoans

Fungi

Sarcodon coactus is a new mushroom from China. Credits to Mu et al. (2020)..*

Poriferans

Cnidaria

Rotifers

Flatworms

Mollusks

Annelids

Kinorhynchs

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Onychophorans

Arachnids

Myriapods

Trachyjulus magnus is a new millipede from Thailand. Credits to Likhitrakarn et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Jujiroa inexpectata is a new cave beetle from China. Credits to Fang et al. (2020).*

Hexapods

Stamnodes fergusoni is a new geometrid moth from the USA, Credits to Matson & Wagner (2020).*
Head of Telothyria alexanderi, a new fly from Costa Rica. Credits to. Fleming et al. (2020)*

Echinoderms

Agnathans

Eptatretus wandoensis is a new hagfish from Korea. Credits to Song & Kim (2020).*

Actinopterygians

Amphibians

Leptobrachella suiyangensis is a new frog from China. Credits to Luo et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

Iguana melanoderma is a new iguana from the Lesser Antilles. Credits to Breuil et al. (2020).*
Trimeresurus salazar, a new snake from India. Credits to Mirza et al. (2020).*

Mammals

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by | March 31, 2020 · 12:15 pm

New Species: March 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Archaeans

SARs

Phoebe hekouensis is a new magnoliid from China. Credits to Liu et al. (2020).*

Plants

Pinguicula rosmariae is a new butterwort from Peru. Credits to Casper et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Ochraceocephala foeniculi is a new fungus that attacks fennel plants in Italy. Credits to Aiello et al. (2020).*
Lyomyces cremeus is a new wood-inhabiting fungus from China. Credits to Chen & Zhao (2020).*

Sponges

Chrysogorgia gracilis is a new coral from the Pacific. Credits to Xu et al. (2020).*

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Temnocephala ivandarioi is a new temnocephalan from the freshwater crab Valdivia serrata from Colombia. Credits to Lenis et al. (2020).*

Gastrotrichs

Rotiferans

Mollusks

Annelids

Bryozoans

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Echiniscus masculinus is a new water bear from Borneo. Credits to Gąsiorek et al. (2020).*

Chelicerates

Parobisium motianense is a new pseudoscorpion from China. Credits to Feng et al. (2020).*

Myriapods

Epimeria liui is a new amphipod from the Pacific. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Chlidopnoptera roxanae is a new mantis from the Central African Republic. Credits to Moulin (2020).*
Rustitermes boteroi is a new termite from South America. Credits to Castro et al. (2020).*

Hexapods

Didymocorypha libaii is a new mantis from China. Credits to Wu & Liu (2020).*

Echinoderms

Cirripectes matatakaro is a new blenny from the Central Pacific. Credits to Hoban & Williams (2020).*

Actinopterygians

Phrynobatrachus arcanus is a new critically endangered frog from Cameroon. Credits to Gvoždík et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Smaug swazicus is a new lizard from southern Africa. Credits to Bates & Stantley (2020).*

Reptiles

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by | March 4, 2020 · 1:05 am

New Species: February 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Teredinibacter waterburyi is a new endosymbiotic bacterium from the gills of the mollusk Bankia setacea. Extracted from Altamia et al. (2020).

SARs

Dilochia deleoniae is a new orchid from the Philippines. Credits to Tandang et al. (2020).*

Plants

Flower of Solanum hydroides a new solanum species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Credits to Gouvêa et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Curvularia nanningensis is a new pathogenic fungus from the lemon grass in China. Credits to Zhang et al. (2020).*

Cnidarians

Rotiferans

Flatworms

Annelids

Craspedotropis gretathunbergae is a new snail from Brunei. Credits to Schilthuizen et al. (2020).*

Mollusks

Haliella seisuimaruae is a new snail that lives as a parasite on sea urchins in Japan. Credits to Takano et al. (2020).*

Bryozoans

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Male (left) and female (right) of Asianopis zhuanghaoyuni, a new spider from China. Credits to Lin et al. (2020).*

Arachnids

Eocuma orbiculatum is a new cumacean from the South Sea of Korea. Credits to Kim et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Lebbeus sokhobio is a new abyssal shrimp from the Sea of Okhotsk, between Russia and Japan. Credits to Marin (2020).*
Phyllium nisus (left) and Phyllium gardabagusi (right) are two new leaf insects from Indonesia. Credits to Cumming et al. (2020).*

Hexapods

Sporades jaechi is a new beetle from New Caledonia. Credits to Liebherr (2020).*
Oenopia shirkuhensis is a new lady beetle from Iran. Credits to Khormizi & Nedvěd (2020)*.

Echinoderms

Actinopterygians

Ammoglanis obliquus is a new catfish from northern Brazil. Credits to Henschel et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Female (left) and male (right) of Nidirana guangdongensis, a new frog from China. Credits to Lyu et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

Opisthotropis hungtai is a new snake from China. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

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by | January 31, 2020 · 11:46 pm

New Species: January 2020

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Campylobacter portucalensis is a new proteobacterium isolated from the preputial mucosa of a bull in Portugal. Credits to Silva et al. (2020).*

Archaeans

SARs

Alseodaphnopsis maguanensis is a new lauracean tree from China. Credits to Li et al. (2020).*
Colocasia kachinensis is a new aroid from Myanmar. Credits to Zhou et al. (2020).*

Plants

Bulbophyllum papuaense is a new orchid from Papua. Credits to Lin et al. (2020).*
Begonia chenii is a new begonia from Myanmar. Credits to Maw et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Poriferans

Cnidarians

Rotiferans

Flatworms

Annelids

Mollusks

Bryozoans

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Arachnids

Myriapods

Crustaceans

Deuteraphorura muranensis is a new cave-dwelling springtail from Slovakia. Credits to Parimuchová et al. (2020).*
Vates phenix is a new mantis from Brazil. Credits to Rivera et al. (2020).*

Hexapods

Pseudolebinthus lunipterus is a new cricket from Malawi. Credits to Salazar et al. (2020).*

Actinopterygians

Enteromius yardiensis is a new fish from Ethiopia. Credits to Englmaier et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Nidirana yeae is a new Music frog from China. Credits to Wei et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

Gehyra arnhemica (left) and Gehyra gemina (right) are two new geckos from Australia. Credits to Oliver et al. (2020).*

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by | January 1, 2020 · 2:16 am

New Species: December 2019

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis (Poly21), Rhodopirellula pilleata (Pla100), and Rhodopirellula solitaria (CA85) are three new plancomycetes. Credits to Kallscheuer et al. (2019).

SARs

Linum aksehirense is a new flax species from Turkey. Credits to Tugay & Ulukuş (2019).*

Plants

Zahora ait-atta is a new cabbage cousin from Morocco. Credits to Koch & Lemmel (2019).*

Fungi

Aureoboletus glutinosus is a new mushroom from China. Credits to Zhang et al. (2019).*

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Mollusks

Sinorachis baihu is a new snail from China. Credits to Wu et al. (2019).*

Annelids

Sigambra olivai is a new polychaete from the Caribbean. Credits to Salazar-Vallejo et al. (2019).*

Nematodes

Arachnids

Myriapods

Crustaceans

Nebalia tagiri is a new leptostracan from Japan. Credits to Hirata et al. (2019).*

Hexapods

Head of Amblycheila katzi, a new tiger beetle from the USA. Credits to Duran & Roman (2019).*

Echinoderms

Holothuria viridiaurantia is a new sea cucumber from the Pacific. Credits to Borrero-Pérez & Vanegas-González (2019).*

Actinopterygians

Amphibians

Reptiles

Liolaemus tajzara is a new lizard from Bolivia. Credits to Abdala et al. (2019).*

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by | November 30, 2019 · 6:18 pm

New Species: November 2019

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.

Bacteria

SARs

Eudorina compacta is a new green alga from Lake Victoria. Credits to Kawachi et al. (2019).*

Plants

Chrysosplenium macrospermum is a new eudicot from China. Credits to Kim et al. (2019).*

Fungi

Simplicillium formicae is a new fungus that parasitizes ants in Thailand. Credits to Wei et al. (2019).*

Sponges

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Mollusks

Onchidium melakense is a new slug from Southeast Asia. Credits to Dayrat et al. (2019).*

Annelids

Nemerteans

Nematomorphs

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Arachnids

Heptathela sumiyo is a new spider from Japan. Credits to Xu et al. (2019).*

Myiapods

Crustaceans

Hexapods

Croscherichia armass is a new beetle from Morocco. Credits to Ruiz et al. (2019).*

Chondrichthyans

Actinopterygians

Amphibians

Reptiles

Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis is a new lizard from China. Credits to Liu & Rao (2019).*

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