For #TaxonomyTuesday 🦎 ML tree of three 𝙃𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙪𝙨 species🦎 (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) Kimoto et al. characterized the intraspecific variation in lentic-breeding Japanese salamanders using mtDNA and genome-wide SNPs. Read more: buff.ly/igtVxYd #salamander #biodiversity #conservation #NotALizard

A new study in Systematics and Biodiversity used niche modelling to investigate cryptic diversification in 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, a monospecific Andean hemiparasitic herb distributed across the temperate Andes and affected by climate oscillations. Read more: buff.ly/POwohaj #Paleosky #climate

A new paper by Williams et al. in Systematics and Biodiversity, presents observations on the three “phases” of 𝙊𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙖 (Bacillariophyta), providing a comprehensive revision of its life-cycle and taxonomy. Read the full study here: buff.ly/zsNr4MG #Bacteria #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #NHM

For #TaxonomyTuesday check out these gorgeous sea slugs! Image from: A deceptive variety: integrative systematics and phylogeography suggest 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙖 and 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞 represent a single species (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) by Ekimova et al. (2025). Read more: buff.ly/pAIkLxD #Slugs #NHM

A new study in Systematics and Biodiversity by Bonaldo et al. (2025): Taxonomic revision of the genus 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙨 Jumars, 1974 (Dorvilleidae: Annelida) with the description of a new species from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, distinguished by unique chaetal morphology. Read more: buff.ly/99uloZc

Did you know..? The South East Asian land snail 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙖 was thought to be the only terrestrial gastropod that was bioluminescent 🐌 but now 𝙋𝙝𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖 sp. have also been found to glow in the dark - as well as their eggs! Read more about South East Asian land snails: buff.ly/hrzmeWO

#TaxonomyTuesday 🐚 The shells of 𝙇𝙖𝙥𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 (Pilsbry, 1889) Image from 🐌 Taxonomic revision of the land snail genus 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢 (Gastrodontidae: Gastropoda) by Saito et al. (2025) in Systematics and Biodiversity Read the study here: buff.ly/5ZxIgb5 #Snails #Perpolita #Biodiversity #Nature

Did you know we are one of two journals produced by the Natural History Museum London. We document the diversity of all living things through systematic, phylogenetic and taxonomic studies. We also provide a forum for museum sciences and collections-based works. So, why publish with us?

#TaxonomyTuesday ! A study by Nuñez-Florentin et al. (2024) used multiple sources of evidence to investigate the taxonomic status of 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢, finding significant morphological differences between 𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 and 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢 -showing 𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 is a new genus (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae) buff.ly/ChmYBbg

Meet our Editorial team! Welcoming our new co-Editor-in-Chief Dr Tom White - a renowned specialist in non-insect Invertebrates, focussing on the taxonomy and systematics of Mollusca; Quaternary palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstructions 🐌🦪🐚🐙 Read more about his work:

Did you know.. Molluscs are the second most diverse phylum and possibly the most disparate! 🐚🦪🐌🐙🦑 A recent study by Karapunar et al. (2024) documents the phylogeny of Pleurotomariidae, the longest-living gastropod group, comparing different shell characters: buff.ly/2pEof6e @spissatella.bsky.social

#TaxonomyTuesday 🌱 Tawong et al. (2025) highlighted the high radical-scavenging ability and biotechnological potential of 𝘚𝘤𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮, which produces compounds capable of neutralizing oxidative stress: buff.ly/h2Ycz0j 🌱 This is important for #pharmaceuticals and #sustainable #bioremediation.

Did you know..? 🪱 In free-living and parasitic flatworms, extreme developmental plasticity (e.g. whole-body regeneration) is enabled by somatic stem cells: the only cell population capable of undergoing mitosis, contributing to their growth and homeostasis. Read about #flatworms buff.ly/TQa4CmM

A new paper out today in Systematics and Biodiversity by Isabel Carmona-Gallego et al., looks at the historical biogeography of the mistletoe genus 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘹 (Loranthaceae), with results suggesting that 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘹 originated in the southern Andes during the Eocene! Read more here: buff.ly/8cFa8a3

For #TaxonomyTuesday meet 𝙎𝙘𝙮𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙢 sp. nov. This newly described cyanobacterium isolated from wet soil in Thailand, shows high biotechnological promise, achieving >80% DPPH inhibition in antioxidant assays. Read its taxonomic characterization in SAB by Tawong et al.: 🔗 buff.ly/NRMbc14

Meet our Editorial team at Systematics and Biodiversity! Firstly, introducing our long-standing co-Editor-in-Chief Dr Peter Olson, a leading specialist in the evolution, development and genomics of parasitic flatworms, especially tapeworms 🪱 Read about his fantastic work here: buff.ly/YW7NBpl

Diversity in the antennae of Amydetinae - a subfamily of Neotropical fireflies. Read the full study by Campello-Gonçalves et al. (2025): buff.ly/8bM62dw #TaxonomyTuesday #Fireflies #Systematics #Biodiversity #NHM #Evolution

For #TaxonomyTuesday have a look at the variation in shells and opercula of the freshwater snail 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙞 sp. nov. and a putative hybrid Read the full study published in SAB by Sawada et al. (2025): buff.ly/YEb6YbY #Biodiversity #NHM #NaturalHistory #Evolution #Snails #Ecology

Check out a new paper in SAB today by H F. Carter & Tom S. White - An illustrated catalogue of the type Asteroidea in the Natural History Museum, London. Part I. Forcipulatacea, buff.ly/fe7xYfj #NHM #Biodiversity #Starfish #NaturalHistory #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Systematics

A Lankan invasion? An intriguing case of the presence of a Sri Lankan endemic skink on the southwestern Indian Coast! Indian populations of 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙭 likely result from human-mediated transport into India. Read the study by Ghosh et al. (2024) in SAB: buff.ly/lvMbAy4 #Biodiversity #SAB

Have a look at our latest Editorial from Dr Peter Olson in Systematics and Biodiversity, highlighting some important changes that have been going on in the editorial team here at the Natural History Museum! #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #Taxonomy #Nature #Systematics #SAB #NHM

The sponge 𝘌𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘹 is abundant in tropical marine ecosystems, but its taxonomy is complex, as specimens exist with and without clavulate acanthostyles. A recent study in SAB assessed the phylogeny of 𝘌𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢. Read the Nascimento et al. study: buff.ly/F7nML2P #TaxonomyTuesday #NHM

A new paper by Farco et al. in Systematics and Biodiversity uses modelling and ordination techniques to highlight the high invasive potential of pompom weed (𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘮, Asteraceae) in Africa. Read the full study: buff.ly/1ti2Dy2 #Biodiversity #NHM #Invasivespecies

A side view of the urosome of 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘴 sp. nov. from a study published in SAB, focusing on the evolutionary development and geographical distribution of 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴 Read the full article by Denis CopilaŞ-Ciocianu, Ivan Marin and Dmitry Palatov (2025): buff.ly/yOdAdnP

Hans Sloane's collection (1660–1753) formed the foundation of the Natural History Museum, London. Scott et al. (2025) analysed Sloane’s Herbarium, the largest pre-Linnaean botanical collection in existence. Read the full article: buff.ly/3meKE2W #TaxonomyTuesday #NaturalHistory #Biodiversity #NHM

A study by Ezzine et al. (2025) looks at the phylogenetic position of some snail taxa within the tribe Cernuellini and briefly characterizes the Xeroplana genus. Image shows specimens from England (D = 11.2-12.4 mm) Read the full study: buff.ly/cjK4Im8 #Snails #Systematics #Biodiversity #Taxonomy

#TaxonomyTuesday A new study by Sam Hyde Roberts et al. in the journal of Systematics and Biodiversity comprehensively assesses the herpetofauna of Sainte Luce, south-eastern Madagascar: A littoral treasure trove! Read the article here: buff.ly/Uoivhnt #Systematics #biodiversity #NaturalHistory

A study of Adalaria loveni and Adalaria proxima morphologies in boreal and subarctic seas, suggests they represent a single species of sea slug🐛 Read the full study in S&B by Irina Ekimova et al. (2025): buff.ly/Zmg6qce SEM image shows the anterior radula morphology of Adalaria proxima

🦐 Habitus of the newly described species, Litorogammarus glareophilus sp. nov. and Litorogammarus samuricus sp. nov. 🔬 📄 Published in S&B by CopilaŞ-Ciocianu et al.: buff.ly/qEIZcL7

🐚 Xeroplana spp. published in S&B by Ezzine et al.: buff.ly/ofdByO3

🦎Male and female Tropidurus helenae (top two) and Tropidurus jaguaribanus (bottom two) specimens 📃 Published in S&B by Ferreira et al.: buff.ly/JLuzt2C

🪲 From left to right: Magnoculus goianensis sp. n., Magnoculus obscurus & Magnoculus sp. 📝 Published in S&B by Campello-Goncalves et al.: buff.ly/WJ6JLoJ

🔬Scanning electron micrographs of scoleces of the North American Tapeworm Ophiotaenia saphena🪱 📃 Published in S&B by de Chambrier et al.: buff.ly/eZTAE29

🪲 From left to right: Magnoculus bahianus sp. n., Magnoculus bennetti, Magnoculus aff. bennetti & Magnoculus fluminensis sp. n. 📝 Published in S&B by Campello-Goncalves et al.: buff.ly/WJ6JLoJ

🌊 Pelagothuria natatrix 📝 Published in S&B by Gebruk & Kremenetskaia: buff.ly/0bmW2Ny

Tethya orioni sp. nov. specimen preserved at the Natural History Museum, London! 🏛️ 📄 Published in S&B by Santodomingo et al.: buff.ly/CwMLAwX

🌊 Enypniastes eximia, observed in the abyss off Puerto Rico by the NOAA Okeanos Explorer mission🛥️ 📝 Published in S&B by Gebruk & Kremenetskaia: buff.ly/0bmW2Ny

🦠 External morphology of Adalaria proxima 🧫 📄 Published in S&B by Ekimova et al.: buff.ly/wI3p1Zw

🧫 Nine planktonic Foraminifera that act as biostratigraphic index taxa 📊 📄 Published in Borghi et al.'s article describing a new deep-water echinoid: buff.ly/hK0PVNK

🌊🌟🐚 Neoholaster albensis gen. et sp. nov. #FossilFriday !🪨 🖼️ Another figure from Borghi et al.'s article describing a new deep-water echinoid: buff.ly/hK0PVNK

🥬 Cast of Charnia masoni holotype from the UK, with an accentuated zig-zagged midline, sigmoidal first-order branches and ovate outline 🌿 📝 Published in JSP by Pasinetti et al.: buff.ly/0gje4D6

🔎 Amazing close-ups of Semisulcospira kurodai radulae (mollusc mouths!!) 🐌 Figure 10 from the S&B article by Sawada et al.: buff.ly/4aKNLAh

Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Paper Prize winners! 🥳👏 @barankarapunar.bsky.social @hoehna.bsky.social You can read their paper on Pleurotomariida (gastropod) phylogeny, Open Access, here🔓: www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjs...

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We're excited to present S&B's new cover! 🐟 Featuring the diversity of colour across different Characidium species 🌈 'Underestimated diversity in Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Neotropical rivers revealed by an integrative approach' Oliveira-Silva et al. 📃 doi.org/10.1080/1477...

It is #TaxonomistAppreciationDay today! A big day for Carl Linnaeus, who we happen to care about (just a little.) 100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!

Shell flat lay of several Amphidromus species from Bangladesh 🐚 This is figure 4 from the S&B article by Saito et al.: buff.ly/42BzZ0Z

Beautiful details on a branch of Denscantia cymosa 🌿 Figure 3F from the S&B article, Nuñez-Florentin et al.: buff.ly/3Q3VW19