A new salamander species, 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, is described from Guizhou, China, based on morphological and genomic evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Researchers describe 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠, a new croaker species from India, distinguished by moderate lower jaw teeth and genetic divergence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new species of the the 'odorous frog' genus 𝑂𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑠 is described from Guizhou Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new loach species, 𝑌𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠, is described from Yunnan Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

#NewSpecies New snake from #china just sidled in: Plagiopholis acuta Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/83213492-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #PlagiopholisAcuta #FAIRdata #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #herps #reptilia #snake

This redescription of the freshwater amphipod 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 reveals biogeographic insights and underscores the importance of taxonomy for conservation and understanding species diversity. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

DNA barcoding reveals that the diversity of 𝑁𝑖𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑢𝑠 in France is dramatically underestimated. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new species is described in this examination of the centipede genera 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 and 𝑅ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑎 in Vietnam. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Two new river snail species, representing two new genera, have been discovered in the upper Changjiang River Basin, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

We congratulate @ortizmovliavc.bsky.social for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at @35theca2025.bsky.social! As a recognition of her contribution, she will receive one free publication in a @pensoft.net journal of her choice.

Two new species of the large Asian millipede genus 𝐸𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑠 have been discovered in caves in the Wuling Mountains, Hunan Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Genome skimming and RNA-seq reveal new genetic resources and confirm the monophyly of 𝐿𝑜𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new nematode species, 𝑋𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎, has been discovered in Iran’s forests. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

#NewSpecies! New green pit viper from #china just sidled in: Trimeresurus nujiang Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/0001EEF2-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TrimeresurusNujiang #FAIRdata #OA #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #herps #snake #viper

𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑦𝑎𝑛𝑖 is redescribed and two new 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠 species are described from China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

#NewSpecies! New catfish from #brazil just surfaced: Listrura elongata Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D8FBB0CC-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #ListruraElongata #FAIRdata #OA #biology #taxonomy #biodiversity #conservation #animals #fish #fishfriday #catfish

Integrating morphological and genetic evidence, researchers describe 𝑂𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species collected from Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

#NewSpecies! New snail from #indonesia just crawled in: Sulawesidrobia marmer Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/EF22A6C2-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #SulawesidrobiaMarmer #FAIRdata #openaccess #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #freshwater

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! To celebrate our recent move over to Bluesky, enjoy a collection of weird and wonderful discoveries published in our journal! 🧵(1/15)

Genetic and morphological analyses reveal that 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑢𝑠 is a species complex, uncovering three new species in Peru’s Andes and clarifying their evolutionary relationships. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Researchers present the first part of an illustrated type catalogue of Born’s collection at @nhmwien.bsky.social: Mollusca (Bivalvia and Scaphopoda) and Brachiopoda. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.... @pgalbano.bsky.social

The phylogeny of the genus 𝐷𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 and the taxonomic status of 𝐷𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑖 are investigated using a molecular and morphologic integrative approach, supporting the existence of two cryptic species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Mitogenomic analysis of 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜ℎ𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 salamanders reveals two cryptic lineages and highlights southwestern China’s mountains as key drivers of their evolutionary history and urgent conservation needs. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑢𝑗𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔, a new cryptic species of green pit viper is described from southwestern China.  🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Two new species are described from eastern and central China as researchers utilise integrated morphological comparisons and molecular phylogenetic analyses to reevaluate the taxonomic status of 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑖. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Learn all about the the West African Nimba toad (𝑁𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠), the only anuran to give birth to live young! 🔗 www.iflscience.com/do-any-frogs...

Researchers in China describe 𝐺𝑖𝑏𝑏𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a newly discovered species of freshwater mussel that is on the verge of extinction. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

The only known population of a new species recently described from China has a “complete absence” of young individuals. “It will soon become extinct without protective measures,” researchers said. Read my latest on this @zse.pensoft.net study. #newspecies www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

A new freshwater shrimp species of the genus 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎 is described from Quang Ninh province, Northeast Vietnam. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Researchers describe three new non-lacustrine species of the endemic freshwater gastropod genus 𝑆𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑎 from Sulawesi, Indonesia. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....  @unigreifswald.bsky.social @mfnberlin.bsky.social

A new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach is described from a cave in Yunnan Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new species of marine flatworm belonging to the genus 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑢𝑚 is described from the intertidal zone along the coast of South China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Two new species of the freshwater planarian genus 𝐷𝑢𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑎 from southwest China are described using morphological, histological, and molecular data. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

This fairy shrimp was first described as a new species in Zoosystematics and Evolution! www.earth.com/news/strange...

We recently published a study describing a new genus and two new species of freshwater mussels - here's a nice article summarising it. www.sacbee.com/news/nation-...

#NewSpecies! New cavefish from #china just surfaced: Triplophysa xiuwenensis Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/C90F39E8-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TriplophysaXiuwenensis #FAIRdata #biology #nature #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #cavefish #loach

#NewSpecies New toad from #china just snuck in: Leptobrachella weixinensis Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/7BDB1910-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #LeptobrachellaWeixinensis #FAIRdata #OA #biology #taxonomy #nature #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs #toads

Going to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology? Organised by the European Society of Arachnology, it will unite participants from over 40 countries! The event is sponsored by @pensoft.net, who are giving away a free publication to the best talk!

Description of a new skink species of the genus Scincella from Guizhou, China: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... #phylogeny #newspecies #taxonomy

Researchers present 𝐻𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species from Maranhão, Brazil. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

The Sichuan Basin, China, is highlighted as a potential centre of cryptic endemism as researchers desribe a new genus and two new species of freshwater mussel. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new species is described and two new combinations are proposed as part of a a review of the wolf spider genus 𝐵𝑜𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new species of the genus 𝑋𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠 from Yunnan, China, has been revealed using morphological and molecular data. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A new species of shallow-water tanaid represents the first record of the genus 𝑆𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑠 from the Sea of Crete. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Researchers describe a new species of Asian leaf litter toad, belonging to the genus 𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎, from Yunnan, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! To celebrate our recent move over to Bluesky, enjoy a collection of weird and wonderful discoveries published in our journal! 🧵(1/15)

A new cave-dwelling species of the genus 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑎 is described from southwest China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Researchers describe a new species of 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠 from northeastern Guangxi, China, based on morphological, molecular, and acoustic evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Three new freshwater snail species of the genus 𝐸𝑟ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑎 have been discovered from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, highlighting the hidden diversity of China's 'sky islands'. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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