Top Ten New Species

[being lonely]

An international committee of taxonomists selected the top 10 from among the approximately 18,000 new species named during the previous year and released the list to coincide with the May 23 birthday of Carolus Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy.

Feathered Dinosaur (Anzu wyliei)


Coral Plant (Balanophora coralliformis)


Cartwheeling Spider (Cebrennus rechenbergi)


The X-Phyla (Dendrogramma enigmatica)


Bone-house Wasp (Deuteragenia ossarium)


Indonesian Frog (Limnonectes larvaepartus)


Walking Stick (Phryganistria tamdaoensis)


Sea Slug (Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum)


Bromeliad (Tillandsia religiosa)


Pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)