Monthly Archives: October 2023

New Species: September 2023

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

Pseudovampirella minor is a new endomyxan from Germany.

SARs

Johansenicoccus eremophilus is a new green alga from the United States.

Plants

Eulophia edwardii is a new orchid from South Africa.
Cochlospermum adjanyae is a new bixacean from Angola.

Excavates

Amoebozoans

Fungi

Trechispora laxa is a new mushroom from China.
Mallocybe pakistanica (top) and Mallocybe pinicola (bottom) are two new mushrooms from Pakistan.

Sponges

Cnidarians

Echinoderms

Actinopterygians

Callogobius williamsi is a new goby from the Marquesas Islands.
Opistognathus ctenion is a new jawfish from Japan.

Amphibians

Leptobrachella wumingensis is a new frog from China.

Mammals

Reptiles

Achalinus sheni is a new snake from China.

Gastrotrichs

Flatworms

Annelids

Dina imeretiensis is a new cave leech from Georgia.

Mollusks

Nematodes

Tardigrades

Tetranychus algarrobus is a new spider mite from Peru.
Chilobrachys natanicharum is a new tarantula from Thailand.

Arachnids

Sphaerobelum turcosa is a new millipede from Thailand.

Myriapods

Candidiopotamon penglai is a new crab from Taiwan.

Crustaceans

Neoleptophlebia uncinata is a new mayfly from China.

Hexapods

Conosiphon janus is a new robber fly from Spain.

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