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@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

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Living specimen Fansipanica milae.

@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

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Habitus of Liljeborgia sibylline a paratype female.

@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

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Nesticus yamabushi, living specimen.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:21 AM

#NewSpecies
New bug from #japan just snuck in:

Omoplax sandoru

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/5EF97720-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #OmoplaxSandoru

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Omoplax sandoru, male, in dorsal view.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:31 PM

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

Acinolaemus altus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6ED1EB58-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcinolaemusAltus

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Synoptic view of the shell of Acinolaemus altus, holotype.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:11 AM

#NewSpecies
New #deepsea #octocoral from #japan just came in:

Hemicorallium osmanthogemmum

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1493EC49-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HemicoralliumOsmanthogemmum

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@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:42 PM

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

Princaxelia kahat

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/F10BB474-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #PrincaxeliaKahat

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Princaxelia kahat, holotype ♂.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 8:36 AM

#NewSpecies
New #pygmygoby from #saudi_arabia just surfaced:

Trimma charon

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/BE556840-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #TrimmaCharon

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Freshly collected Trimma charon, paratype, live.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 1:25 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #freshwater #crab from #india just pinched us:

Ilyoplax kagga

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/409E777A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #IlyoplaxKagga

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Live colour of Ilyoplax kagga, submerged in water and feeding.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 11:43 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #spider from the #usa just snuck in:

Hexura vandal

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CB329210-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HexuraVandal

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Hexura vandal, female.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 8:50 AM

#NewSpecies!
New cave-dwelling #fish from #china just surfaced:

Triplophysa zhijinensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1EEDCEA0-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #TriplophysaZhijinensis

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Live specimen of Triplophysa zhijinensis.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 8:19 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #glassfrog from #brazil just jumped in:

Vitreorana micaelae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/7EEDD5EA-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #VitreoranaMicaelae

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Live specimen of Vitreorana micaelae.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 7:25 AM

#NewSpecies
New micro #landsnail from #laos just crawled in:

Dioryx feuangensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/30AF2FFE-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #DioryxFeuangensis

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Shell of Dioryx feuangensis, holotype.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 6:23 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #blindsnake from #china just sidled in:

Indotyphlops gyirongensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/06E763D7-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #IndotyphlopsGyirongensis

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#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fauna #herps #reptilia #snakes #blind

General view of the holotype of Indotyphlops gyirongensis in life.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 6:16 AM

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater #shrimp from #thailand just swam in:

Caridina nangroma

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/E055ABDE-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #CaridinaNangroma

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Living specimen of Caridina nangroma.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 2:01 PM

#NewSpecies!
New cave-dwelling crustacea from #malaysia just pinched us:

Palaumysis jetama

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/E554878B-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #PalaumysisJetama

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Palaumysis jetama (freshly fixed), lateral view of allotype.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 6:51 AM

#NewSpecies!
New keelback #snake from #china just sidled in:

Hebius yangi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D763557D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #HebiusYangi

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Close-up view of the head of the holotype of Hebius yangi in life. Left side.