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#NewSpecies!
New microsnail from #thailand just crawled in:

Hypselostoma pongrati

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/095F7E0C-6B70-5DEC-8E9E-F734D112E162
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.160661
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaPongrati

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Two new species of terrestrial microsnails of the genus Hypselostoma W.H. Benson, 1856 (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hypselostomatidae) from northeastern Thailand

Hypselostoma pongrati Tanmuangpak & S. Tumpeesuwan 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Witchzilla boosted

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #madagascar just snuck in:

Brachytarsophrys wui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7191F853-62A6-5190-97FC-CAFDBA47261A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.161437
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BrachytarsophrysWui

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Morphological and molecular data reveal one new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China

Brachytarsophrys wui Lyu, Zhou & Long 2026, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #madagascar just snuck in:

Brachytarsophrys wui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7191F853-62A6-5190-97FC-CAFDBA47261A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.161437
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BrachytarsophrysWui

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs #toads

Morphological and molecular data reveal one new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China

Brachytarsophrys wui Lyu, Zhou & Long 2026, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

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Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New bloodworm from #australia just surfaced:

Marphysa tompaulingi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087CB-FF9C-FFE5-8AD1-5F92FEA9FD1E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.1
#Zootaxa #MarphysaTompaulingi

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Redescription of the enigmatic Marphysa mossambica (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) and description of two new Marphysa species from northern Australia

Marphysa tompaulingi Glasby, Biriukova, Hutchings, Daffe & Lavesque, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Marphysa tompaulingi, holotype, whole animal, lateral view anteriorly transitioning to dorsal view posteriorly.

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Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New mirine plant bug from #japan just snuck in:

Itoigawacoris venustulus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E26F781A-FFA2-695F-FF5A-158642096AC7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.3.6
#Zootaxa #ItoigawacorisVenustulus

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A new genus and species of mirine plant bug endemic to central Honshu, Japan, a region receiving the world’s heaviest snowfall (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini)

Itoigawacoris venustulus Yasunaga & Mashima, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Living individual of Itoigawacoris venustulus, male adult.

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New mirine plant bug from #japan just snuck in:

Itoigawacoris venustulus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E26F781A-FFA2-695F-FF5A-158642096AC7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.3.6
#Zootaxa #ItoigawacorisVenustulus

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hemiptera #heteroptera #bugs

A new genus and species of mirine plant bug endemic to central Honshu, Japan, a region receiving the world’s heaviest snowfall (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini)

Itoigawacoris venustulus Yasunaga & Mashima, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New bloodworm from #australia just surfaced:

Marphysa tompaulingi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087CB-FF9C-FFE5-8AD1-5F92FEA9FD1E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.1
#Zootaxa #MarphysaTompaulingi

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #worms #annelida #baitworms #bloodworms

Redescription of the enigmatic Marphysa mossambica (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) and description of two new Marphysa species from northern Australia

Marphysa tompaulingi Glasby, Biriukova, Hutchings, Daffe & Lavesque, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Cumulonimbus boosted

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New catfish from #china just surfaced:

Glyptothorax pulcher

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/42181E21-239D-5B4C-A653-47D6A01F22B5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.167142
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GlyptothoraxPulcher

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Glyptothorax pulcher (Siluriformes, Sisoridae), a new species from the upper Pearl River of Yunnan and Guangxi, southwest China

Glyptothorax pulcher Zeng, Lin, Jiang & Chen 2026, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Living view of Glyptothorax pulcher, holotype.

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New catfish from #china just surfaced:

Glyptothorax pulcher

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/42181E21-239D-5B4C-A653-47D6A01F22B5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.167142
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GlyptothoraxPulcher

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #catfish

Glyptothorax pulcher (Siluriformes, Sisoridae), a new species from the upper Pearl River of Yunnan and Guangxi, southwest China

Glyptothorax pulcher Zeng, Lin, Jiang & Chen 2026, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New microsnail from #thailand just crawled in:

Hypselostoma pongrati

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/095F7E0C-6B70-5DEC-8E9E-F734D112E162
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.160661
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaPongrati

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails #microsnail

Two new species of terrestrial microsnails of the genus Hypselostoma W.H. Benson, 1856 (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hypselostomatidae) from northeastern Thailand

Hypselostoma pongrati Tanmuangpak & S. Tumpeesuwan 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Cumulonimbus boosted

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New beetle from #china just snuck in:

Lagria cordata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7BDBC43A-A9E4-5D25-826D-24283005A878
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.171898
#ZooKeys #LagriaCordata

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Asian species of the little-known subgenus Lagria (Lagriella) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae), with a new species and the first record from China

Lagria cordata, female wandering on artificial pavement.

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New beetle from #china just snuck in:

Lagria cordata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7BDBC43A-A9E4-5D25-826D-24283005A878
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.171898
#ZooKeys #LagriaCordata

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs

Asian species of the little-known subgenus Lagria (Lagriella) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae), with a new species and the first record from China