137 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 14:31
in Biology & Nature
In 2012, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 137 new relatives to our family tree, enriching our understanding of the complex web of life on Earth and strengthening our ability to make informed conservation decisions. The new species include 83 arthropods, 41 fishes, seven plants, four sea slugs, one reptile, and one amphibian. Specimens ranged from Eviota goby fishes housed in museum collections for more than 30 years (reported in the October 12 issue of Zootaxa), to Trogloraptor cave spiders collected just two years ago (reported in the August 17 issue of ZooKeys). The new species were described by more than a dozen Academy scientists along with several dozen international collaborators.