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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the diversity, systematics and evolution of all animal groups, except insects. Published by @pensoft.net on behalf of @mfnberlin.bsky.social. Powered by @arphahub.com. Website: https://zse.pensoft.net/
๐ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ข ๐น๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐บ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด is a newly identified species of subterranean fish found in the Nanpanjiang River Basin.
๐ It is distinguished by its completely scaleless body and exceptionally long sensory barbels that help it navigate its underground home.
๐ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.176660
๐ New Species Alert! Scientists have discovered a marine worm in Qingdao, China, named Nicolea qingdaoensis, distinguished by its unique eyespots and number of breathing branchiae.
๐งฌRead the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.182152
A new species of forest skink, Sphenomorphus lingnanensis, has been discovered in South Chinaโs Guangdong Province. This find marks the ninth recognised species of its genus in China! ๐ฆ๐
Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.183764
Researchers have clarified the taxonomy of the rare snake Achalinus jinggangensis while discovering a new species, Achalinus mirabilis, from Zhejiang Province, China.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.183453
A new species of fish parasite - Gorgorhynchus fistularius - has been discovered, with its entire mitochondrial genome successfully mapped.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.184032
๐ฆ ZoologyCon 2026 is coming to Bucharest!
Join us 4-7 Nov 2026 for an international congress hosted by Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History.
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๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ:
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ: Reg/Abstracts open
๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง: Abstract deadline
๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ: Reg deadline
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ: travaux.pensoft.net/journal_news...
Meet ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ช, the 58th species of its genus discovered in Sichuanโs Giant Panda National Park.
Even in one of the world's most studied #biodiversity hotspots, scientists are still ๐ scaling ๐ new heights of discovery.
Read all about this emerald beauty: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.178601
Image caption: Histopathological analysis of the palate of ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ infected with ๐๐บ๐น๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด.
Something fishy is going on in the Xiangjiang River... ๐ฃ
Researchers have identified a new species of parasite, ๐๐บ๐น๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด, infecting the mouths of yellow catfish.
Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.182245
๐ A new species of green pit viper of the genus ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด is described from Yunnan Province, China.
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.173390
๐ฅ Drum roll...๐ฅ
Meet ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ช ๐
Named by the community after 1,000s of suggestions, the "chiton of the people" is officially described in the latest article published in BDJ!
๐ Shout out to everyone who participated, @zefrank.bsky.social, @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one!
Two millipede groups in Western China are finally getting their family tree sorted out. ๐
In this study, the genus Mandarinopus is formally proposed as a junior synonym of Kronopolites: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.180695
A new tiny resident has been added to the forests of central-southern China: the Xinshao Leaf-litter Toad. ๐ธ
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.175462
#frog #newspecies
๐ This snake grows larger than its cousin, the "Tonkin Keelback" from Vietnam.
๐๏ธ Its existence demonstrates the role of the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau as a major driver for species diversity in East Asia.
Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.176342
๐ A new snake species - ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ช๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ช or "Malnate's Keelback" - has been identified in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in China. The specific epithet "malnatei" is named after American herpetologist Edmond V. Malnate, who made significant contributions to the taxonomy of Asian colubrid snakes.
Have you ever wondered how microscopic invertebrates are distributed across the globe?
This study investigates the genetic diversity and distribution of two understudied bdelloid rotifer species complexes: ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฆ and ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.175772
Want to be a person who named a #newspecies?
โณWe have 2 days left to find the perfect name for this c#hiton before itโs officially published in the Biodiversity Data Journal on February 6.
๐ฌDonโt miss out on this #scientific immortality!
Submit your idea now: ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Hk...
Read more about this fascinating creature here: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.173283
๐ฆ Meet Wufeng County's latest newt species: ๐๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด. What are its defining features?
๐ธ Vibrant orange-red highlights on the tips of its fingers and toes
๐ธ A bright orange border running along the edges of its tail
๐ธ Surprisingly long arms and fingertips
#NewSpecies
๐A few days ago, alongside @zefrank.bsky.social and @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one we launched a global search to name a newly discovered #deep-sea #chiton.
๐ The winning name will make #scientific history in a Biodiversity Data Journal publication on February 6.
See how to participate โคต๏ธ
Jan Cornelis Christiaan Loman spent his life documenting the strange world of sea spiders, describing 54 species across oceans spanning from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
Researchers have now digitised his massive historic collection: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
๐ท๏ธ Did you know that the ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ family includes the world's smallest described adult spider, ๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ข?
This paper expands knowledge of another important lineage in ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ, named ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ข.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.165834
Crassignatha shunani
This new study evaluates the monophyly of Asian dwarf orb-weavers (Crassignatha), describing four new species and providing notes on their distribution. ๐ท๏ธ
๐ Access the #OA the study here: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#newspecies #phylogenetic #analysis #biodiversity #spiders #Arachnida
๐ฎ Help name a new species!
Found 5,506m deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, this #deep-sea #chiton needs a #scientific name.
๐Weโre teaming up with @zefrank.bsky.social and @oceanspecies.bsky.social (SOSA) to let YOU decide!
๐Comment your name idea + 1 sentence explaining why.
@sgn.one
๐ฆ Following extensive field surveys of atyid #shrimps in Tongguling National Nature Reserve, China, #researchers have found a #newspecies: ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐จ๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด.
It was identified among three ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข species collected during the expedition.
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
New discovery in the Yalong River in China!
Researchers have described a new species of naked carp - ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ป๐ฐ๐ฑ๐บ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด - based on morphological and molecular analyses.
Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#newspecies #biodiversity #phylogeny #taxonomy
A new #fish species from the genus ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ซ๐ช๐ฏ๐น๐ช๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด, is described from Guangxi, China. ๐
โคต๏ธ doi.org/10.3897/zse....
Meet ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข, a newly described stone #loach from the Chindwin-Irrawaddy basin in Myanmar.
Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#newspecies #phylogeny
A new #marine #flatworm species, ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข, from the genus ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ข has been described from Huidong, China.
โก๏ธ Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#taxonomy #molecularphylogeny
New cockscomb #mussel species discovered!
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐บ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช described via #morphology and #DNA from China's Jialing River Basin ๐ฆช๐ฌ
Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#newspecies #freshwater #phylogeny #taxonomy