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Only found in one protected area in Vietnam's Son La Province, this is Scincella truongi, a new species of skink. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #phylogeny #taxonomy #reptiles

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A taxonomic revision of West Palaearctic Dioxys bees, resolving long-standing uncertainties about species identification: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #newspecies #bees #taxonomy

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Most common around Baltimore, the woodlouse Chaetophiloscia sicula is clearly spreading across North America, this study found: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #alienspecies #woodlice #invertebrates

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A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus Protocobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China Qin et al. 2025 ZooKeys Always love seeing new weird cavefishes: this one was found in a polluted habitat in China. HT @thegarfather.bsky.social zookeys.pensoft.net/article/131341

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How does fixative solution affect the catch size of terrestrial isopods in pitfall traps? See this study to find out. #invertebrates #isopods doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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🔬✨ New insights into biocontrol agents! Our integrative approach resolved taxonomic challenges within Lysathia (Chrysomelidae; Alticini), leading to:

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An investigation into the distribution and orientation of microtubules in cells of distinct shapes from different hindgut regions of adult Porcellio scaber woodlice. doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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First records of Oxychilus alliarius and O. cellarius (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Oxychilidae) in Mexico: mtDNA identification and potential dist…... published in @zookeys.pensoft.net using @gbif.org mediated data: #CiteTheDOI: ✅ #OpenAccess: ⭐️ https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1224.129618

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A remarkable new genus of ladybird was discovered - read all about it in this new ZooKeys article doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #beetles #newspecies

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A phylogenomic analysis in the spider family Cybaeidae found one new genus and two new species. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #taxonomy #phylogenomics mhedin.bsky.social

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🌊New deepwater discovery! Meet Branchiostegus sanae sp. nov., a newly described tilefish from the waters of South China Sea. 🐟 Identified by its distinct cheek marker & unique features, it's a standout among its kind! #MarineLife #NewSpecies #FishBase zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1305...

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New-To-Science Poison Dart Frog Named to Honor Afro-Colombian Music🎶 | University of California, Berkeley & Stanford University, published by @zookeys.pensoft.net by @grrlscientist.bsky.social #frogs🐸 #amphibians #NewSpecies #zoology #SciComm🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...

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🗨️ "Several things about this #frog discovery stand out for me." 🐸 "First, it’s a wonderful example of evolution in action(...)" - @rdtarvin.bsky.social tells @forbes.com & @grrlscientist.bsky.social about a #newspecies described by her team in our @zookeys.pensoft.net journal. #herpetology #herps

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🧪 It is so nice when the unknown males of 2/3 known #bee #species are discovered and described @hienngo.bsky.social #taxonomy #bees #Neotropics zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1367...

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More than 99.9% of global species diversity is found within soils - and it is under threat. 🪱🦠 That's the message of Robert Blakemore's latest review paper published ZooKeys. Read all about it on the @pensoft.net blog.

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🐟 Deepwater #tilefish - described as a #newspecies in our journal @zookeys.pensoft.net yesterday - made it to the pages of @BBC's Wildlife Magazine. Its @studiogibli.bsky.social namesake also highlights "the complex relationship between humans and nature." www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

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A study of the woodlice on the Abrau Peninsula, Russia, found 25 species. #biodiversity #soils #fauna doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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Really excited to share that the first paper I’ve contributed to has been published! With the help of citizen science, we described 34 new Australian parasitoid wasp species, including Apanteles darthvaderi. doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Conservation #CitizenScience #DNAbarcoding #Entomology #Hymenoptera

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We describe a new species of poison frog from the Pacific coast of Colombia -- Epipedobates currulao. A long time in the making. Describimos una nueva especie de una rana venenosa para la ciencia de la costa pacífica de colombia doi.org/10.3897/zook... Media links below | entrevistas abajo 1/5

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Princess Mononoke... the fish! Inspired by the facial markings of this newly discovered species, researchers gave it a Ghibli-inspired name. Read all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/11/g...

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Princess Mononoke... the fish! Inspired by the facial markings of this newly discovered species, researchers gave it a Ghibli-inspired name. Read all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/11/g...

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A study to determine the degree of reduction of the second antenna length and the number and size of antennal sensory elements in the isopod Porcellio scaber after multiple amputations: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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New paper in @zookeys.pensoft.net sharing data in @gbif.org: Revision of Japanese species of Nipponomyia Alexander, 1924 (Diptera, Pediciidae) 🇯🇵 #CiteTheDOI: ✅ #OpenAccess: ⭐️ https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1000.55021

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❓Can distinctive colouration have an aposematic function in terrestrial isopods? Check this study to find out: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #isopods #soil #arthropods

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News story on a new species of poison frog described in ZooKeys! Study: doi.org/10.3897/zook... www.kansas.com/news/nation-...

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welcome to the world new spider genus Siskiyu. you've been lurking in the dark, magical woods of far northern California for millenia. Now the humans have finally gotten around to telling your story, at least in part this research was funded by the NSF OA here zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1402...

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#NewSpecies! New rock gecko from #thailand just rocked in: Cnemaspis enneaporus Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/9A67AE1B-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys #CnemaspisEnneaporus #FAIRdata #OA #biology #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #herps #reptiles #gecko #rockgecko

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#NewSpecies! New rove beetle from #china just roved in: Sinlathrobium assingi Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ECEA11E1-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys_Journal #SinlathrobiumAssingi #FAIRdata #biology #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles

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#NewSpecies New perchlet from the #maldives just swam by: Plectranthias raki Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/0EADD278-842A-56CE-8357-56F979292AAE Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1223.135292 #Zookeys #PlectranthiasRaki #FAIRdata #ecology #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #fish #perchlet

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A field study of spatial activity and sheltering behaviour of terrestrial isopods, based on Porcellio scaber and Armadillidium versicolor: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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A comprehensive summary of the literature on woodlice in Slovakia, including a list of species with new data on two exotic species first recorded in the country: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ecology #woodlice #arthropods

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🇮🇨 The Canary Islands host a total of 36 native species, 30 which are considered endemic. The newest of them is Porcellio aguerensis, described here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #woodlice #isopods

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It has by now become a tradition for us to publish the proceedings of the International Symposium on Terrestrial Isopod Biology. Here's a whole new special issue with the proceedings from the 12th symposium, which took place in Olomouc, the Czech Republic: zookeys.pensoft.net/issue/4692/

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🗞️ News story on @iflscience.com about a #catalogue of ❗️ 488 distinct #animal #species living in the methane seeps off Costa Rica published in @zookeys.pensoft.net. 🌊 The team conducted five expeditions (2009-2019) at depths of 300–3600m, across 11 localities. 🖊️Story by @tommyhale.bsky.social. 1/2

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