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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