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by | September 1, 2023 · 10:58 pm

New Species: August 2023

by Piter Kehoma Boll

It’s been 84 years, but we are finally having a new species post again! Yay!

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

Stratiformator vulcanicus is a new planctomycete from the Tyrrhenian sea.

Archaeans

Haptists

Illicium guansuense is a new tree from China.

SARs

Plants

Hohenbuehelia lageniformis is a new mushroom from Thailand.

Ancyromonads

Fungi

Neobelonopsis cinnabarina is a new ascomycete from Japan.
Bhushaniella rubra is a new zombie fungus found on spider egg sacs in Thailand.

Sponges

Cnidarians

Echinoderms

Sphoeroides camila is a new pufferfish from Brazil.

Actinopterygians

Moenkhausia iris is a new characid from Brazil.

Amphibians

Tylototriton zaimeng is a new salamander from India.

Mammals

Uropsilus fansipanensis is a new shrew mole from Vietnam.
Neacomys marci is a new rodent from Ecuador.

Reptiles

Dixonius fulbrighti is a new gekko from Vietnam.

Rotiferans

Flatworms

Humbertium ithorense is a new hammerhead flatworm from Magadascar named after the Ithorians, an alien species from Star Wars.

Nemerteans

Annelids

Metaphire songkhramensis is a new earthworm from Thailand.

Mollusks

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Male (left) and female (right) of Pancorius guiyang, a new jumping spider from China.

Arachnids

Chaetopelma persianum is a new spider from Iran.
Massuria min is a new spider from China.

Myriapods

Plutogeophilus jurupariquibaba is a new cave centipede from Brazil.

Crustaceans

A new crayfish species from Indonesia is described. Cherax woworae has been in the pet trade for some while!

Hexapods

Demarchus hsui is a new beetle from Taiwan.
Protogygia pryorensis is a new moth from the USA.

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by | January 31, 2021 · 10:31 pm

New Species: January 2021

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

Leptocereus velozianus is a new cactus from the Dominican Republic. Credits to Majure et al. (2021).*

Plants

Mazus fruticosus is a new mazacean from China. Credits to Xiang et al. (2020).*

Malawimonads

Amoebozoans

Fungi

Cladosporium fuscoviride is a new mold from Spain. Credits to Iturrieta-González et al. (2021).*

Sponges

Cnidarians

Echinoderms

Hopliancistrus wolverine is a new pleco from the Xingu basin in the Amazonian rainforest. Credits to Oliveira et al. (2020).*

Actinopterygians

Amphibians

Reptiles

Pareas xuelinensis is a new snake from China. Credits to Liu & Rao (2021).*

Mammals

Flatworms

Nemerteans

Mollusks

Annelids

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Arachnids

Allochthonius (U.) yoshizawai is a new pseudoscorpion from Japan. Credits to Viana & Ferreira (2021).*

Myriapods

Crustaceans

Caridina mayamareenae is a new freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi. Credits to Klotz et al. (2021).*
Valenciolenda fadaforesta is a new cave-dwelling planthopper from Spain. Credits to Hoch et al. (2021).*

Hexapoda

Coomaniella (Coomaniella) dentata is a new jewel bettle from China. Credits to Song (2021).*
Head of a worker of Cataglyphis fritillariae, a new ant from Iran. Credits to Khalili-Moghadam et al. (2021).*

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by | January 1, 2021 · 10:52 am

New Species: December 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

Plants

Leucheria cantillanensis is a new composite from Chile. Credits to Lavandero et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Cantharellus citrinus is a new mushroom from South Korea. Credits to Buyck et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

Echinoderms

Actinopterygians

Chromis vanbebberae is a new Pomacentrid from the tropical western Atlantic with different color morphs. Credits to Barry B. Brown (A), Yi-Kai Tea (B), D. Ross Robertson (C, D), Luiz A. Rocha (E, F).*
Egglestonichthys fulmen is a new goby from Japan. Credits to Fujiwara et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Megophrys baishanzuensis is a new frog from China. Credits to Wu et al. (2020).*

Mammals

Reptiles

Gastrotrichs

Flatworms

Mollusks

Paradoris hypocrita is a new sea slug from the Red Sea. Credits to S. Kahlborkc in Yonow (2020).*

Annelids

Bryozoans

Nematodes

Kinorhynchs

Tardigrades

Arachnids

Lechytia novaezealandiae is a new pseudoscorpion from New Zealand. Credits to Christophoryová & Krajčovičová (2020).*

Myriapods

Symphylella minuta is a new symphylan from China. Credits to Jin & Bu (2020).*
Caridina sinanensis is a new cave shrimp from China. Credits to Xu et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Phasmon typhlops is a new cave crab from China. Credits to Huang et al. (2020).*
Rugitermes rufus is a new termite from Bolivia. Credits to Scheffrahn & Carrijo (2020).*

Hexapods

Ancyronyx lianlabangorum is a new beetle from Sarawak. Credits to Kodada et al. (2020).*

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by | December 1, 2020 · 12:20 am

New Species: November 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

Clostridium manihotivorum is a new bacterium isolated from the soil in a cassava pul landfill in Thailand. Credits to Cheawchanlertfa et al. (2020).*

SARs

Plants

Leptomischus hiepii is a new rubiacean from Vietnam. Credits to Wu et al. (2020).*
Capsicum regale is a new “chily” from the Andes. Credits to Barboza et al. (2020).*

Amoebozoans

Fungi

Russula orientopurpurea is a new mushroom from South Korea. Credits to Wisitrassameewong et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

Chrysogorgia carolinensis is a new gorgonian from the Western Pacific Ocean. Credits to Xu et al. (2020).*

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Mollusks

Camaena funingensis (A), Camaena gaolongensis (B), Camaena maguanensis (C), Camaena yulinensis (D) are four new land snails from China. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

Annelids

Namanereis llanetensis is a new cave nereidid from the Canary Islands. Credits to Núñez et al. (2020).*

Bryozoans

Loriciferans

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Feaella (Tetrafeaella) obscura is a new pseudoscorpion from the Maldives. Credits to Novák et al. (2020).*

Chelicerates

Eutrichodesmus cambodiensis is a new millipede from Cambodia. Credits to Srisonchai et al. (2020).*

Myriapods

Cyclopina busanensis (A), Cyclopina koreana (B), Cyclopina curtijeju (C) and Cyclopina wido (D) are four new copepods from South Korea. Credits to Karanovic (2020).*
Theosbaena loko is a new thermosbaenacean from Thailand. Credits to Jantarit et al. (2020).*
Macrobrachium naiyanetri (A), Macrobrachium palmopilosum (B) and Macrobrachium puberimanus (C) are three new freshwater shrimps from Thailand. Credits to Siriwut et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Pusulissus phiaoacensis is a new planthopper from Vietnam. Credits to Bourgoin & Wang (2020).*

Hexapods

Male (A) and female (B) of Pseudophanias excavatus, a new beetle from Taiwan. Credits to Inoue et al. (2020).*
Calophytus chazeaui is a new fly from New Caledonia. Artistic depiction by Marie Metz.*

Echinoderms

Henricia epiphysialis is a new startfish from South Korea. Credits to Ubagan et al. (2020).*

Actinopterygians

Stigmatopora harastii is a new pipefish from Australia. Credits to Short & Trevor-Jones (2020).*
Megophrys anlongensis is a new frog from China. Credits to Li et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Pattonimus ecominga is a new cricetid from the Andes. Credits to Brito et al. (2020).*

Mammals

Goniurosaurus varius is a new gecko from China. Credits to Qi et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

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by | October 31, 2020 · 8:53 pm

New Species: October 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

Adlafia babeiensis is a new diatom from Vietnam. Credits to Glushchenko et al. (2020).*
Octoblepharum peristomiruptum is a new moss from the Neotropics. Credits to Allen & Gudiño (2020).*

Plants

Oreocharis aimodisca is a new gesneriacean from China. Credits to Cai et al. (2020).*

Fungi

Conidiophores of Trichoderma vermifimicola, a new mold from China. Credits to Gu et al. (2020).*

Poriferans

Cnidarians

Caenoplana decolorata is a new exotic land planarian found in Spain. Credits to Mateos et al. (2020).*

Flatworms

Sarika lactospira is a new snail from Thailand. Credits to Pholyotha et al. (2020).*

Mollusks

Peronia griffithsi is a new air-breathing sea slug from Indonesia. Credits to Dayrat et al. (2020).*

Annelids

Nematodes

Arachnids

Alienostreptus bicoloripes is a new millipede from Vietnam. Credits to Pimvichai et al. (2020).*

Myriapods

Mesopontonia kimwoni is a new shrimp from Korea. Credits to Park et al. (2020).*

Crustaceans

Indochinamon malipoense is a new crab from China. Credits to Zhang et al. (2020).*
Aphalara ritteri is a new jumping plant louse from southern Brazil. Credits to Burckhardt et al. (2020).*

Insects

Campiglossa ialong is a new fly from India. Credits to David et al. (2020).*

Echinoderms

Chondrichthyans

Actinopterygians

Oedipina villamizariorum is a new salamander from Ecuador. Credits to Reyes-Puig et al. (2020).*

Amphibians

Megophrys qianbeiensis is a new horned toad from China. Credits to Su et al. (2020).*

Reptiles

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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 | August 2, 2020 · 1:26 am

New Species: July 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

Gordonia mangrovi is a new actinobacterium from mangrove soil in China. Credits to Xie et al. (2020).*
Craterlacuibacter sinensis is a new proteobacterium from a crater lake in China. Credits to Liu et al. (2020).*

SARs

Cryptists

Chondria tumulosa is a new red alga from Hawaii. Credits to Sherwood et al. (2020).*

Plants

Bredia hispida is a new melastome from China. Credits to Dai et al. (2020).*
Beautiful conidia of Spegazzinia musae, a new didymospheriacean fungus from Thailand. Credits to Samarakoon et al. (2020).*

Amoebozoans

Fungi

Sidera parallela is a new crust fungus from China. Photo by Bao-Kai Cui.*

Poriferans

Advhena magnifica is a new hexactinellid from the North Pacific. Credits to Castello-Branco et al. (2020).*

Cnidarians

Enteromyxum caesio is a new myxosporean parasitizing the fish Caesio cuning. Credits to Freeman et al. (2020).*

Rotiferans

Flatworms

Nemerteans

Eggs (A), juvenile (B) and adult (C) of Auriculella gagneorum, a new land snail from Hawaii. Credits to Yeung et al. (2020).*

Mollusks

Loimia borealis is a new terebellid from Chinese waters. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

Annelids

Bryozoans

Nematomorphs

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Chelicerates

Myriapods

Crustaceans

Heterochelamon huidongense is a new freshwater crab from southern China. Credits to Wang et al. (2020).*

Hexapods

Atrococcus rushuiensis is a new scale insect from China. Credits to Zhang et al. (2020).*
Teleopsis neglecta is a new stalk-eyed fly from Sri Lanka. Photo by Amila P Sumanapala.**

Echinoderms

Tunicates

Chondrichthyans

Lucifuga gibarensis is a new cave fish from Cuba. Credits to Hernández et al. (2020).*

Actinopterygians

Amphibians

Mammals

Lycodon cathaya is a new snake from China. Credits to Wang 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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