News tagged with journal zootaxa

New species of deep-sea catshark described from the Galapagos

Scientists conducting deep-sea research in the Galapagos have described a new species of catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi, in the March 5 issue of the journal Zootaxa. The new shark is approximately a foot ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UQ students name and describe insect species

(PhysOrg.com) -- Third-year Biological Sciences students at The University of Queensland have applied their knowledge from the classroom to name and describe a species of gall insect; Apiomorpha nookara.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher identifies 11 new sweat bee species

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a scientist discovers a new species, one of hardest tasks is naming it. A Cornell researcher faced this challenge many times over when he discovered 11 new U.S. sweat bee species (subgenus ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New endemic beetles discovered in Iberian Peninsula

A European research team, with Spanish participation, has described two new beetle species measuring two millimetres in length. The coleoptera (beetles) were found in streams in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees ...

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created May 31, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Amazing discovery in Borneo: Tiny, new, pea-sized frog is old world's smallest

The smallest frog in the Old World (Asia, Africa and Europe) and one of the world's tiniest was discovered inside and around pitcher plants in the heath forests of the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. The ...

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created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New species of ghostshark from California and Baja California

New species are not just discovered in exotic locales -- even places as urban as California still yield discoveries of new plants and animals. Academy scientists recently named a new species of chimaera, an ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0