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@royalsocietypublishing.org Oct 10, 2026, 10:01 AM

New research from #ProcB: Competing methods of divergence time estimation recover diverse evolutionary timescales doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ComputationalBiology #Palaeontology #Taxonomy

@ai-portal-post.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:08 AM

Ever wondered how AI could actually wipe out all life? Researchers just unveiled a chilling 'taxonomy of omnicidal futures' detailing *every*

#Taxonomy #Omnicidal #Futures #Involving #Artificial

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:34 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #chameleon from #mozambique just showed up:

Nadzikambia franklinae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8BB79C4F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/vz.7...
#VertebrateZoology #NadzikambiaFranklinae

#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptiles

Life photo of Nadzikambia franklinae, adult holotype male.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:56 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #landsnail from #vietnam just crawled in:

Fansipanica milae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A15685B3-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #FansipanicaMilae

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:46 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #treecricket from #brazil just chirped:

Hebardinella pilimaculata

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/038C8782-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #HebardinellaPilimaculata

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #nature #conservation #fauna #entomology #insects #orthoptera #crickets

Hebardinella pilimaculata, live male holotype in the wilds.

@thelabandfield.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:27 PM

Bibliography of avian types -- update v.2026.10.09
-new additions including collections and bibliography
-encoding error (hopefully!) fixed
-some de-duplication of references.

>1000 refs to >200 collections now available.

Corrections welcome!

albnd.github.io/bird_types/

#Ornithology #Taxonomy

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:01 PM

#NewSpecies!
Elaeocarpus pulneyensis
A newly discovered #elaeocarpaceae tree from #india!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/3B655104-...
Publication: doi.org/10.24823/EJB...
#EdinburghJournalOfBotany #ElaeocarpusPulneyensis

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #nature #botany #flora #flowers #plants #trees

Elaeocarpus pulneyensis, ventral view of the raceme.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:21 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #fossil #buffalo from the late #pliocene from #ethiopia just surfaced:

Syncerus ekosowan

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03F887BC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/cr-p...
#ComptesRendusPalevol #SyncerusEkosowan

#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #nature #mammals #bovidae #paleo #paleontology

Holotype cranium of Syncerus ekosowan, dorsal view.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:02 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #frog from #china just jumped in:

Boulenophrys tianlinensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B10E8184-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#ZSEvolution #BoulenophrysTianlinensis

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia

Boulenophrys tianlinensis in life, dorsolateral view of adult male.

@omearabrian.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:40 AM

Local expertise being essential yet again: “They spent several days exploring the flooded jungle with no luck, until, at the last moment, their driver advised them where to look. […] where they located a population of the waterlilies.”

#taxonomy 🧪

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@wileylifesci.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:00 AM

Featured in @SmithsonianMag: two new stick insects discovered in Australia, plus a third cleared of a century old identity mix-up via DNA testing. 🧬

You can't protect a species you can't identify. #Entomology #Taxonomy

👉 Read the full study: https://bit.ly/4i605jW

A close-up of a stick insect on green leaves. The text above reads, "Wiley - Discovery in the spotlight: Two new stick insect species discovered in Australia." The image is noted as published in "Austral Entomology."

@wileyecology.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:00 AM

Featured in @SmithsonianMag: two new stick insects discovered in Australia, plus a third cleared of a century old identity mix-up via DNA testing. 🧬

You can't protect a species you can't identify. #Entomology #Taxonomy

👉 Read the full study: https://bit.ly/4i605jW

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:29 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #amphipod from the #pacific just surfaced:

Liljeborgia sibylline

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/3C4A4DC8-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #LiljeborgiaSibylline

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #crustaceae #amphipoda #deepsea

Habitus of Liljeborgia sibylline a paratype female.

@tansterdesgnz.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:24 AM

“Abstract Diffusion Series”
1. “Ikan” (Fish)
2. “Burung” (Bird)
3. “Salak” (Snake)

#abstract #abstractart #affinity #art #artist #artshare #design #graphicdesign #sciart #taxonomy #taxonomyart

Diffused gradient backsin magentas and turquoises. On top abstract line patterns that seem to form a fish.

Diffused gradient in oranges and yellows. On top a line pattern seemingly forming a bird.

Diffused green to orange gradient BG with three blurred and diffused spheres, one in orange and 2 in green. On top a line pattern seemingly forming a snake.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:11 AM

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered #fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Inocybe draconoculus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AA1DB768-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
#mycokeys #InocybeDraconoculus

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #mushrooms #mycology

Inocybe draconoculus, basidiomata in situ.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:25 AM

#NewSpecies!
New ray-finned #fish from #brazil just surfaced:

Jenynsia aurea

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/986287FD-...
Publication: doi.org/10.1590/1982...
#NeotropicalIchthyology #JenynsiaAurea

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #ichthyology

@access-innovations.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:04 AM

Finding the perfect Halloween movie shouldn’t be scarier than watching it. Are we talking cozy witches, psychological dread, or “I’m sleeping with the lights on”? That’s where taxonomy comes in. Clear categories help us find the fright we actually want. taxodiary.com?p=58891 #taxonomy #findability

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:46 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #spider from #japan just snuck in:

Nesticus yamabushi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/5F04D141-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #NesticusYamabushi

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids