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Deep-Sea Worms

An international team of marine biologists has described two new species of the polychaete worm genus Melinnopsis from deep waters off the east coast of Australia. Light microscope images of Melinnopsis gardelli: (A) holotype, lateral view of complete specimen; (B) holotype, dorsal view of anterior region, arrow indicates postbranchial dorsal …

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Emperor Penguins

Using images from ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, a team of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey has spotted 8 new colonies of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) and confirmed the discovery of three previously identified but never confirmed breeding sites. This discovery, described in a paper in the journal Remote Sensing …

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Truffle Species Discovered

A team of mycologists from Oregon State University, the USDA Forestry Sciences Laboratory and Michigan State University has discovered a new species of spiny-spored truffle in the United States. Spores of Tuber luomae. Image credit: Joyce Eberhart. Truffles are the fruiting bodies of subterranean ascomycete fungi, predominantly one of the …

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New Cryptic Species

Two New Cryptic Species of Australian Sugar Gliders Discovered A research team led by Charles Darwin University biologists has identified and raised two additional species within what is currently designated as the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps). The recognition of distinct species is of particular importance given the current climate of …

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Glass Sponge Discovered

A research team led by University of Alberta marine biologists has discovered a new species of sea sponge living off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Desmacella hyaline. Image credit: Sally Leys. Glass sponges (class Hexactinellida) are cup-shaped marine animals, ranging from 10 to 30 cm (3.9-11.8 inches) in height, …

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Exposed Planetary Core

Astronomers Have Discovered the First Exposed Planetary Core Most of what we know about planetary cores is conjecture, on account of the fact that we live on top of ours and have extremely limited access to all of the others. Since none of the planets whizzing around our own star …

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Diamond Frog Discovered

New Species of Diamond Frog Discovered in Madagascar German herpetologist Mark Scherz has discovered a new species of diamond frog living in northern Madagascar. Rhombophryne ellae. Image credit: Mark Scherz. The diamond frogs belong to Rhombophryne, a genus of microhylid frogs in the subfamily Cophylinae. More than 20 species are …

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Dogfish Shark Discovered

New Species of Deep-Water Dogfish Shark Discovered Marine biologists have discovered a new species of the shark genus Squalus in the tropical waters off southern Japan. The Shirai’s spurdog (Squalus shiraii): lateral (A-C) and ventral (D, E) views. Scale bars – 50 mm. Image credit: Viana Carvalho, doi: 10.3897/zse.96.51962. Squalus …

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New Species of Butterfly Discovered in Israel: Acentria’s Fritillary

A new species of the butterfly genus Melitaea has been discovered in northern Israel, according to a paper published in the journal Comparative Cytogenetics. The Acentria’s fritillary (Melitaea acentria), female, Mt. Hermon (1,800 m), Israel, May 7, 2016. Image credit: V. Lukhtanov, doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v11i2.12370. Butterflies of the genus Melitaea are …

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Two New Species of Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesia

Two new tarsier species have been discovered in the forests of the northern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Gursky’s spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae) from Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Image credit: Alfrets Masala / Shekelle et al / Primate Conservation. Tarsiers are small, nocturnal, predaceous primates of the 45-million-year-old family …

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