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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 8h

🦐 A taxonomic dispute concerning two isopod genera has been resolved through an integrative study combining morphological and genetic analyses, revealing that Koreoniscus is a junior synonym of Mongoloniscus. Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.186565

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 29/09/2026

🦐 Two new amphipod species, Niphargus almensis and Niphargus uchansi, have been discovered in the underground rivers of Crimea, representing the first riverine hyporheic niphargids recorded from the peninsula and expanding our knowledge of these freshwater crustaceans: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.206462

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🪱 A recent taxonomic revision of marine worm systematics has reinstated the genus Maea, however this change creates unexpected complications for the classification of the family Magelonidae, prompting a reconsideration of whether Maea should remain distinct: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.205086

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🐌 A new land snail species with distinctive red-brown bands - Yuyao heyuemingi - has been discovered in Yunnan Province and formally recognised as belonging to an entirely new genus: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.182198

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🐸 A new horned toad species, Boulenophrys tianlinensis, has been discovered during a biodiversity survey in Guangxi, China. Read all about it: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.193995

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 10/09/2026

🦎 First record of the grass #lizard Takydromus kuehnei vietnamensis in China. Two specimens from Fangchenggang, Guangxi confirmed via morphology + mitochondrial #DNA. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 03/09/2026

🐸 A new species of toad, Oreolalax lizipingensis, has been discovered in a nature reserve in Sichuan, China. ⛰️ It is only found in high-altitude streams between 2,400 and 3,100 metres! Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.183210

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 03/09/2026

📍 We recently attended the 4th BioSyst.EU meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, held in the very city where taxonomy was born! ➡️ Read the full recap on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/09/03/p... #BioSyst2026

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Pensoft at the 4th BioSyst.EU Meeting 2026 | Blog

The 4th BioSyst.EU meeting took place in Uppsala, Sweden, from 17 to 19 August 2026, organised by the Swedish Systematics Association, in collaboration with Uppsala University.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 02/09/2026

🦉 ZoologyCon 2026 | 4-7 Nov, Bucharest 🔬 Taxonomy to genomics, ecology to conservation - join zoologists from around the world. 📋 Preliminary programme now live: zoologycon.ro/scientific-p... ⏰ Register by 20 September: zoologycon.ro/registration... #ZoologyCon2026 #Zoology

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 28/08/2026

🐸 A new species of leaf litter toad, Leptobrachella jinzhongshanensis, has been described from Longlin County, Guangxi, China, identified by its patterned flanks, bicoloured iris and marbled underside: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.195575

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 21/08/2026

Meet Laimosemion laranja, a new #killifish from Brazil's lower Rio Amazonas Basin in Amapá. It shares its color pattern with the L. geayi group but stands apart in fin, scale and skull traits, and its cox1 DNA diverges 5.3-12.3% from close kin. ➡️Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 20/08/2026

🤝Great catching up with Prof. Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa at #BioSyst2026! 📝He's a Former Editor-in-Chief of @evolsyst.pensoft.net and current subject editor at @zse.pensoft.net. Check out some of his research below: 👉 doi.org/10.3897/evol... 👉 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 18/08/2026

🪸 We attended another interesting talk at #BioSyst2026, this time by Kaveh Samimi-Namin: "Re-describing Octocoral Type Material in the Museomic Era: Linking Historical Names to Modern Phylogenies." ⬇️ Kaveh is also an author in our journal: zse.pensoft.net/article/1928... @systassn.bsky.social

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

🦀 Two new genera and species of freshwater crab, Angiangmon nuicoto and Lamdongmon tanhlinhensis, have been discovered during recent surveys in southern Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.187291

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 05/08/2026

🌏 The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution - #SAGE2026 - is now underway in Phuket, Thailand! 🔬 Bringing together global researchers to showcase the latest breakthroughs in systematics, ecology, and evolutionary biodiversity science: zse.pensoft.net/news/1391

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Pensoft Sponsors Student Awards at 5th International SAGE Congress in Phuket

The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution (SAGE 2026) is currently under way in Phuket, Thailand, running from 3 to 7 August 2026 at the Phuket Royal City Hotel. Organised un...

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 03/08/2026

🦎 A striking new skink species, Scincella gigas, has been discovered in the mountains of Yunnan Province, China, and is the largest member of its genus ever recorded. Its name is derived from the Greek word for "giant"! ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 31/07/2026

🦐 Surveys of freshwater shrimp in Guangxi, China, have uncovered a striking new species, Caridina grammosticta, characterised by its seven reddish-brown stripes and speckled pattern. ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.199045

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026

🔬 A long-confused freshwater mussel has recently had its identity clarified, revealing it is more closely related to the genus Nodularia than previously thought, and it has now been renamed Nodularia liuovatus. ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.200796

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026

🦎 A new skink species, the Dabie Mountains Ground Skink (Scincella dabieshanensis), has been discovered in China, bringing the country's total number of Scincella species to 19. 👉 Learn all about it: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.187997

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 23/07/2026

🐸 A charming new amphibian, the Damingshan Tree Frog (Gracixalus damingshanensis), has been discovered in the evergreen and bamboo forests of Damingshan National Nature Reserve in Guangxi, China, identified by its golden-brown eyes and multi-note call: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.186426

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 21/07/2026

New karst-adapted gecko described from Guizhou, China: Gekko qiannanensis. It nests within subgenus Japonigekko alongside other karst species, distinguished by moderate toe webbing and a gray dorsum with six pale bands. Brings Japonigekko to 42 species, 28 known from China: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 20/07/2026

Surveys from 2024 across the Nazca, Salas y Gómez, and Juan Fernández ridges (SE Pacific) led to the discovery of a new squat #lobsters: a new Leiogalathea and three new Munidopsis species. All the details in the open-access article: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... @ceabcsic.bsky.social

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 17/07/2026

Four new water #mite species have been discovered in southern China, found living in #moss and #algae at water's edge. One genus is a first record for China. Microscopy also revealed hidden hardened structures forming as the mites mature. Full #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 16/07/2026

Two new #spider species described from Yunnan, China: Metashinobius daweishan and M. dulongjiang. This study also reports the first-known female of the genus and refines its diagnostic features, with detailed photos of anatomy and genitalia: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 15/07/2026

A new species of Chinese giant #salamander - the world's largest #amphibians - has been discovered in Anhui Province, China. ➡️See the full study in our open-access journal: doi.org/10.3897/zse.... ➡️Or read @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/07/15/n...

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 02/07/2026

⚽ @pensoft.net's Biodiversity Cup is back - and this time it's the Animal Kingdom edition! 🗳️ Head over to their Instagram story and vote for the species you think deserves to win this round: instagram.com/pensoft/ #BiodiversityCup #FIFAWorldCup2026 #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 01/07/2026

📢 The abstract submission deadline for ZoologyCon 2026 is fast approaching! 📝 Abstracts are invited across all six congress themes, from taxonomy and genomics to conservation and citizen science. ⏰ Submissions are only being accepted until 31 July 2026 - get yours in soon! zoologycon.ro/home/

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First Call for Papers - ZOOLOGYCON

The “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the Romanian Academy and the University of Bucharest, is pleased to announce ZoologyCon 2026, an international zoology cong...

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 26/06/2026

🐟 A new species of freshwater fish, Acrossocheilus zhangjiajiensis, has been discovered in the upper Lishui River Basin of Hunan Province, China. 🔬 This fish brings the total number of recognised Acrossocheilus species to 25! ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.195486 #newfish #newspecies

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

📍 The 10th European Hemiptera Congress is to be hosted in Martonvásár, Hungary, from 28 June to 3 July. 🤔 Curious to find out what will be covered across the sessions? Check out our latest news announcement: zse.pensoft.net/news/1311

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🦎 Zoosystematics and Evolution moves up! Impact Factor climbs to 1.4 (from 0.9), Q3→Q2 in Zoology (WoS). #Scopus CiteScore at 1.8, Q2 across all indexed categories. See more: zse.pensoft.net/news/1303 #scholarlypublishing #openaccess

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 15/06/2026

🐟 A new species of parasitic flatworm, Prodistomum chumphonense, has been described from the intestines of two mackerel species collected in the Gulf of Thailand: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.190596 @unibarcelonathe.bsky.social

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 12/06/2026

🐌 A comprehensive DNA barcode reference library for land and freshwater molluscs of Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, has been established for the first time, with 368 genetic sequences generated across 168 species and subspecies. ➡️ Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.159613

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 10/06/2026

🔬 A novel parasitic species belonging to the genus Myxobolus has been discovered in the intestinal walls of a freshwater fish during a biodiversity survey in Hunan province, China, where it was found to infect nearly a third of examined hosts. ➡️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.191790

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 01/06/2026

🔬 Two new species of freshwater flatworms of the genus Dugesia have been discovered in the Taihang and Funiu Mountains - D. cylindrica and D. elongata. ➡️ Read more about them: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.181547

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 28/05/2026

🐛 A total of eight millipede species, including four recorded in Guizhou Province for the first time, were identified within the Chishui Alsophila National Nature Reserve. 🔬 Two species entirely new to science were also discovered and described in the following study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.185791

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 19/05/2026

🕷️ 🎸 𝘗𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘥𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 is a newly described crevice weaver spider named after #PinkFloyd that preys on animals six times its size and hides inside walls. Published in @zse.pensoft.net and featured on the #BBC #Wildlife Magazine homepage, as covered by Magda Patynska. 👇

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"It preys on animals 6 times its size and hides in walls..." | Discover Wildlife

Scientists have discovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider in Colombia – and named it after the iconic band Pink Floyd

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 15/05/2026

🐟 A new #fish species, Oreonectes weii, has been discovered in China's Jiangxi Province and is named in honour of the conservation biologist Fu-Wen Wei. 🔍 Check out its unique physical traits, including its fin-rays and body colouration, by accessing the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.186155

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 07/05/2026

🕷️ Five new species of the spider genus Ovia were discovered and described across several Chinese provinces, significantly expanding the known diversity of these arachnids. 🗺️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.188856

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 07/05/2026

🦋 Abstract submission for ZoologyCon 2026 is now open! ➡️ Check out our latest news announcement to learn more: zse.pensoft.net/news/1212 ➡️ Official website of ZoologyCon: zoologycon.ro/home/

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 04/05/2026

🐍 We are delighted to share that our recent study on the Huaxi green pit viper (Trimeresurus lii) has been featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine! ➡️ Check out the feature here: www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts... ➡️ Original study: zse.pensoft.net/article/1786... #newspecies #herpetology

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A venomous pit viper has been hiding in China's misty mountains | Discover Wildlife

Scientists describe new species of amber-eyed, grass-green snake from China's Giant Panda National Park.

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 30/04/2026

🦎 A newly identified nocturnal lizard, Gekko wuzhengjuni, has been discovered in the rocky landscapes of Guangxi, China. 🔬 This distinct species is defined by specific features such as its nasal scale arrangement and a set of ten continuous pores. ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.185568

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 27/04/2026

A new species of burrowing snake named Calamaria incredibilis has been identified in southern China. 🐍 The specific epithet incredibilis is a Latin adjective meaning “unbelievable” or “extraordinary". Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 22/04/2026

🐍 The Trimeresurus lii snake is the 58th species of its genus, confirmed through genetic and physical studies conducted in the West China Rain Zone. 📖 Our latest blog post offers a deeper dive into its fascinating details: blog.pensoft.net/2026/04/22/a... ➡️ Original study: doi.org/10.3897/zse....

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A Philosopher’s Serpent: New Grass-Green Pitviper Discovered in China’s Giant Panda National Park | Blog

The species name honours the philosopher known as Laozi, whose teachings emphasise the balance between humanity and the natural world.

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 21/04/2026

🕸️🕷️ Our newly discovered spider species, named in honour of Pink Floyd, is making headlines across the globe: @elespectador.com: www.elespectador.com/ambiente/bib... Aventuras na História: www.elespectador.com/ambiente/bib... @discovermag.bsky.social: www.discovermagazine.com/newly-discov...

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Esta especie de araña vive en Colombia y fue nombrada en honor a Pink Floyd

Científicos hallaron una nueva especie de araña en Colombia y la nombraron en homenaje a la banda de rock Pink Floyd.

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Zoosystematics and Evolution @zse.pensoft.net · 17/04/2026

A new species of crocodile newt, Tylototriton guilinensis, has been identified in the Guilin region of Guangxi, China. This amphibian possesses a square-shaped snout and distinct orange markings! Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.184792

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