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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of animals of any geological age from any part of the world.

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🦐 Two new deep-sea crustacean species, Natalianira bicornuta and N. megalocera, have been described from the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, marking the first record of the Katianiridae family in the region.
November 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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📍 We're at the 10th International Barcode of Life Conference in Bangkok!

📚 Visit @pensoft.net's booth to find out more about our journal and chat with the team.

#iBOL2026 #DNABarcoding #Metabarcoding #OpenScience
November 2, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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🐚 A new freshwater mussel genus, Shenzhousia, has been erected from China after an integrative study revealed that the traditional genus Sinomytilus is polyphyletic.
Multiple lineages in freshwater mytiloid bivalves: polyphyly of Sinomytilus and establishment of a new genus from China (Bivalvia, Modiolidae)
The systematics of freshwater mytiloid bivalves has long been confounded by morphological convergence, particularly among East Asian taxa traditionally assigned to Sinomytilus. In this study, an integ...
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October 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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📚 The Book of Abstracts for ZoologyCon 2026 is now published!

📍 ZoologyCon 2026 takes place in Bucharest, Romania, from 4 to 7 November 2026.

👉 Check it out in @travaux.pensoft.net: travaux.pensoft.net/article/2213...

#ZoologyCon2026 #Zoology #FAIRData
October 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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🦋 A detailed checklist of the moth genus Sorolopha in China now recognises 36 species, including two new to science and four newly recorded for the country.
October 30, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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🐸 A new species of leaf-litter toad, Leptobrachella mayanghe, has been identified in Mayanghe National Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province, southern China. The name honours the reserve, its type locality.

Access the study here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1295.206395
October 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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⏳ Submission deadline extended to 13 November! Working on #biodiversity #data, collections, or monitoring?

#LivingData2027 (9-12 June, Montréal, Canada) has an open call for sessions.

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Call for Sessions – Living Data 2027
Taking place June 9-12, 2027, in Montréal, Canada, Living Data 2027 is the TDWG 2027 Conference, co-hosted by TDWG, GEO BON, SPNHC, iBOL, and QCBS. Its theme, From Living Data to Ecological Int...
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October 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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🐝 A new parasitoid wasp species, Trichogramma vitessoides, has been discovered and described from Guangdong, China, identified through its distinctive male genital morphology and complete mitochondrial genome sequence: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1295.211266
October 29, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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🐚 A new ark clam species, Anadara adiastola, has been identified from intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats in Kuwait in the Arabian/Persian Gulf.
Learn all about it: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1294.203117
October 28, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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🐛 A millipede first collected in South Australia in 1936 has been described as a new species, Colobothrix deckeri, after being rediscovered on Kangaroo Island this year.

📖 @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/10/27/a...

🔗 Study in @zookeys.pensoft.net: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2149...
October 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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🐝 A comprehensive inventory of Galápagos Hymenoptera has been established following the analysis of over 21,000 records, revealing 524 species and morphospecies alongside 11 newly documented insect families.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1294.200001
October 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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🐝 The first molecular genetic study of an endemic New Zealand wasp genus, Pronkia, has revealed that its taxonomic classification has been incorrect for over three decades!
October 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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🔬 A new spider genus, Yinanyphaena, has been established within the family Anyphaenidae following molecular phylogenetic and morphological studies in Xizang, China.
October 26, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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🪲📚🍂 Meet @pensoft.net in Columbus, Ohio this November and see our journal featured! We will be at the Entomological Collections Network Annual Meeting (6 to 7 November) and Entomology 2026 (8 to 11 November).

Read more: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1532

#ECN2026 #EntSoc26
Pensoft at Entomology 2026 and the Entomological Collections Network Meeting in Columbus, Ohio
Pensoft will be present at two entomological meetings in Columbus, Ohio, in November 2026. We look forward to meeting colleagues, discussing publishing opportunities and sharing updates from our journ...
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October 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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🐜 A species previously suspected of being a non-native ant in Cyprus has been identified as a new endemic species.
October 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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The first molecular data for the earwig genus Epilandex has been generated, revealing that this group should be recognised as a distinct evolutionary lineage, warranting the proposal of a new subfamily classification.
October 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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🐸 Iris patterns have been evaluated as a non-invasive biometric identification tool for treefrogs (Osteocephalus oophagus) during a multi-year capture-recapture study in French Guiana!

🔗 Full study: doi.org/10.3897/herp...

📖 @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/10/22/i...
October 22, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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🐸 A new treefrog species, Zhangixalus matsuii, has been identified in northwestern Vietnam, characterised by its olive-green colouration and distinctive red-orange belly.
October 22, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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🦀 The nomenclatural history and taxonomic confusion surrounding two Vietnamese freshwater crab species has been resolved, validating the genus Vietorientalia and designating a neotype for the type species V. glabra.
October 21, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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🕷️ A new cave spider species, Cataleptoneta sulfur, has been discovered in the caves of the Vromoner Canyon on the Greek-Albanian border.
October 21, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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📢 This International #OpenAccess Week, under the theme “The Cost of Knowledge,” we’re celebrating the principle that has guided us throughout our years: research is most useful when it’s open to everyone.

🔗 @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/10/21/o...

#OAWeek
October 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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🐛 Two new giant pill-millipede species, Zephronia tamarindina and Z. triforma, have been identified as endemic to the upper central region of Thailand.

👉 Check out the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1294.205518
October 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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🌊 A molecular and morphological study of the nudibranch genus Pteraeolidia from Vietnamese coastal waters has revealed that the traditionally simple Pteraeolidia semperi species complex contains at least two deeply divergent and sympatric clades that represent separate evolutionary lineages.
October 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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🦉 Don't forget that #ZoologyCon2026 is coming to Bucharest early next month!

📋 Accommodation details have now been added and can be accessed on the official site: zoologycon.ro/scientific-p...

#zoology #conservation #taxonomy
October 19, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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🦐 A new genus of freshwater amphipods, Caucasirella gen. nov., has been formally established from the Caucasus region, encompassing eight species found in underground springs and riverine habitats of western Russia: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1294.206924
October 19, 2026 at 8:16 AM