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In this episode, Danniella Sherwood brings us two new pseudoscorpions from Ascension Island, one of the most remote islands in the world. Ascensionâs ecological history is full of many twists and turns, and it is home to amazing biodiversity that is in desperate need of conservation. Danni and her team worked together to address this need, producing a paper titled âDavid and Goliathâ with one very small and one very large new species. They also provide new faunistic records, or records that show that Ascension and the nearby Boatswain Bird Island are home to stunning endemic pseudoscorpion diversity.
One of my favorite things about Danniâs story is the emphasis she places on teamwork. âIt takes a village to produce good research,â She says. âit takes a village to work towards visions of conserving invertebrates in their habitats. You need to have people from all fields, all specialties, all viewpoints in order to make something thatâs really impactful, really lasting and enduring to the fields of conservation and ecology and taxonomy.â Listen to this episode for a meaningful story of teamwork and community, and to learn the importance of taxonomyâs role in conserving island flora and fauna.
Danniella Sherwoodâs paper âDavid and Goliath: on the pseudoscorpions of Ascension Island, including the worldâs largest, Garypus titanius Beier, 1961, and a new, minute, Neocheiridium Beier, 1932 (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones)â is in issue 42 of Natura Somogyienis.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.24394/NatSom.2024.42.131
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Danni Sherwood 2 - Transcript
Listen to Danniâs other New Species episode about St. Helenian wolf spiders: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0o8dL8yEpRiFtMO1gVNjkc?si=c068e5d3b6fb40f7
New Species: Garypus ellickae and Neocheiridium ashmoleorum
Episode image credit: Adam Sharp
Follow the Ascension Island Government Conservation Directorate here:
https://www.facebook.com/AscensionIslandConservation
https://twitter.com/aigconservation
Follow Danniâs research on all manner of arachnids here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danniella-Sherwood
Follow the Species Recovery Trust:
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeciesRecoveryTrust/
https://www.twitter.com/speciesrecovery
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This paper started because Chloé Löis Fourreau and Marcos Teixeira were both too sick to dive during a NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network) bioblitz expedition in the Red Sea. Hoping to at least collect something, they swam to the shoreline and began snorkeling in the shallow water. When they began turning over rocks, what felt like a wasted day turned into an amazing intertidal discovery. In this episode, Chloé and Marcos are joined by their colleague Juan Sempere-Valverde to tell the exciting story of their new segmented polychaete worm, and to encourage everyone to pay attention to annelids and the great value they bring to science.
Just a quick disclaimer for this episode, for some reason my primary recording didnât save so iâm using the backup. As a result the quality is not great, and for that I really apologize! A reminder that every episode has a transcript (below) so please use that to aid in any hard-to-hear parts.
ChloĂ© Löis Fourreau, Marcos A.L. Teixeira, and Juan Sempere-Valverdeâs paper âTwo new records and description of a new Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) species for the Saudi Arabian Red Sea regionâ is in volume 1196 of Zookeys.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1196.115260
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Chloé Löis Fourreau, Marcos Teixeira, and Juan Sempere-Valverde - Transcript
New Species: Perinereis kaustiana
Episode image credit: Juan Sempere-Valverde
New Species: Perinereis kaustiana
Episode image credit: Juan Sempere-Valverde
Follow Chloé on Twitter: ChaoticChloeia
Follow Juan on Instagram: @bem_lab and @zoologiaus
Read Marcosâ recent paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2022.2116124
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Louis Nastasi has a deep love of wasps, and a particular fascination with Cynipid wasps, gall wasps that can specialize on just a few plants or even a single species. In this episode he tells us about their diversity and the tangled phylogenies he works on, and answers the question his paper poses; âCryptic or underworked?â Thereâs so much we donât know about gall wasps, and it has so many implications for conservation, agriculture, and more!
Louis Nastasiâs paper âCryptic or underworked? Taxonomic revision of the Antistrophus rufus species complex (Cynipoidea, Aulacideini)â is in volume 97 of the Journal of Hymenoptera Research.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.121918
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Louis Nastasi - Transcript
New Species: Antistrophus laurenae
Episode image credit: Antoine Guiguet
Send Louis a Silphium plant gall! Email him at: [email protected]
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What can tiny, flightless beetles tell us about the history of mountain geography and climate? It turns out, quite a bit! In this episode, Dr. Adam Haberski introduces us to the wild world of Staphylinid beetles, some of the most diverse creatures on the planet. We learn about the joys (and pitfalls) of collecting in the Southern Appalachians, as well as their billion-year-old history and the amazing beetle lineages that they helped shape.
Adam Haberskiâs paper âA review of Nearctic Lathrobium (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with revision and descriptions of new flightless species from the mountains of the southeastern U.S.â is in volume 1198 of Zookeys.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1198.118355
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Adam Haberski - Transcript
New Species: Lathrobium balsamense, Lathrobium camplyacra, Lathrobium islae, Lathrobium lividum, Lathrobium smokiense, Lathrobium absconditum, Lathrobium hardeni, Lathrobium lapidum, Lathrobium solum, and Lathrobium thompsonorum
Episode image credit: Mike Caterino
Check out Adamâs amazing photography on instagram: @alaskamacro
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In part 3 of Taxonomy Basics, Marc Milne of the University of Indianapolis tells us all about the process of identifying and publishing new species. He has tips and tricks for microscope work, finding online resources, and many other facets of the description process.
Marc is a spider taxonomist and ecologist who specializes in several different groups including Linyphiids and Nesticids. He is also a professor of Biology, and teaches classes that include ecology and genetics.
Taxonomy Basics is a three part series on basic components of species description including collecting, preserving, and describing new species. This series focuses on entomological specimens, but has concepts that work across disciplines. Listen in as Evan Waite, Ashleigh Whiffin, and Marc Milne share their guidelines and discuss important concepts in taxonomy, curation, and beyond.
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Marc Milne - Transcript
Episode image credit: Marshal Hedin
Follow Marc on twitter: @forthespiders
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
The World Spider Catalog: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
Spiders of North America: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691175614/spiders-of-north-america
Salticidae of the World: https://www.jumping-spiders.com/
American Arachnological Society Website State-by-State Guide: https://www.americanarachnology.org/about-arachnids/arachnid-orders/
LinEpig: https://linepig.fieldmuseum.org/
All Bugs Go to Kevin (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AllBugsGoToKevin
iNaturalist: www.iNaturalist.org
BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/
Some scientists to learn from online:
The Bug Chicks: https://www.thebugchicks.com/
Entomologia Asturias (Christian Pertegal): https://www.twitch.tv/entomologiaasturias
Entomology Abby: https://www.instagram.com/entomologyabby/?hl=en
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In part 2 of Taxonomy Basics, Ashleigh Whiffin of National Museums Scotland brings us into the entomology collection to learn the fundamentals of curation and preservation, including which pins to use, the importance of collection data, and much more.
Ashleigh is responsible for the care and development of a collection of 2.5 million insect specimens. She is particularly interested in collections care and science communication, and is a coleopterist, specializing in Carrion beetles (Silphidae). In the UK, she works with the Biological Records Centre to co-organise a National Recording Scheme for Carrion Beetles, promoting the importance of the group and encouraging more people to record them. In 2020, she co-authored an atlas on Silphids and Histerids and has featured on national TV, sharing her passion for these beetles.
Ashleigh recently helped develop a new training resource hosted on the National Museums Scotland website:
https://www.nms.ac.uk/about-us/our-services/training-and-guidance-for-museums/caring-for-entomology-collections/
This self-guided resource is an introduction to Caring for Entomology Collections, covering the basics through a combination of videos and text, as well as links for where to go for additional information.
Taxonomy Basics is a three part series on basic components of species description including collecting, preserving, and describing new species. This series focuses on entomological specimens, but has concepts that work across disciplines. Listen in as Evan Waite, Ashleigh Whiffin, and Marc Milne share their guidelines and discuss important concepts in taxonomy, curation, and beyond.
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Ashleigh Whiffin - Transcript
Episode image credit: Molly Wilders
Connect with Ashleigh on Instagram/Threads: @ash_whiffin
X: @AshWhiffin
BlueSky: @ashwhffin.bsky.social
More info here: https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/natural-sciences/meet-the-team/ashleigh-whiffin/
Places to be involved in virtual curation and other citizen science projects:
https://www.zooniverse.org/
https://scistarter.org/
https://transcription.si.edu/
Be sure to follow New Species on Twitter (@PodcastSpecies) and Instagram (@NewSpeciesPodcast) and like the podcast page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NewSpeciesPodcast)
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In part 1 of Taxonomy Basics, Evan Waite from Arizona State University teaches us all about collecting entomological specimens. From which traps to use to tips on sharing your collection with others, Evan gives us all of the details with some great stories along the way.
Evan is a coleopterist and PhD Candidate at Arizona State University. His work focuses on ground beetles, but heâs broadly interested in beetle diversity and has a personal collection that includes over 2,000 specimens from all across the arthropod world. His collecting and taxonomic work has taken him across the country to many unique habitats, as well as a variety of entomological collections.
Taxonomy Basics is a three part series on basic components of species description including collecting, preserving, and describing new species. This series focuses on entomological specimens, but has concepts that work across disciplines. Listen in as Evan Waite, Ashleigh Wiffin, and Marc Milne share their guidelines and discuss important concepts in taxonomy, curation, and beyond.
Connect with Evan online: @Evantomology on all platforms
Read Evanâs paper about collecting bias, including a case study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10323768/
Watch Evanâs talk âA Journey from Bugs to Birdsâ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asZWkrmAXZ4&t=3s
Chris Grinterâs website with a guide to collecting permits:
https://www.theskepticalmoth.com/collecting-permits/
UC Davis guide: How to Collect Insects: https://bohart.ucdavis.edu/how-collect-insects
A transcript of this episode can be found here:
Evan Waite - Transcript
Episode image credit: Evan Waite
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âAnother spider paper?!â you might ask. âMore new spiders, whatâs so interesting?â Well in addition to a revised genus and three new species, AdriĂ Bellvert and Miquel Arnedoâs most recent publication highlights some of the unique challenges taxonomists deal with as they work to untangle species relationships. âI think that the important part [of this paper] is it interfaces very well, it summarizes very well the kind of problems that.. we have to address when we are trying to understand the diversity of mega diverse groups,â says Miquel. Things like deteriorated specimens, missing label information, and difficulty collecting also contribute. But by the end of their story we see that time, effort, and collaboration can bring about some really important findings.
Miquel and AdriĂ âs paper âIntegrating museum collections and molecules reveals genus-level synonymy and new species in red devil spiders (Araneae, Dysderidae) from the Middle East and Central Asiaâ is in volume 921 of the Journal of European Taxonomy
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2429
A transcript of this episode can be found here: AdriĂ Bellvert and Miquel Arnedo - Transcript
New Species: Dysdera jaegeri, Dysdera naouelae, and Dysdera kourosh
Episode image credit: AdriĂ Bellvert
You can follow AdriĂ and Miquel on Twitter: @AdriaBellvert and @spidersysevo (Miquelâs lab)
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Skinks are one of the most diverse families of lizards, and Ishan Agarwal studies skinks in India, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. From the forest to the lab to the museum, Ishan shares his experiences investigating a group of cryptic skinks that had quite a few surprises to share, including biology and behavior. What is it about skinks that makes them so captivating? How and why do scientists designate neotypes? Why is a slingshot part of a skink-catching field kit? Find out in this episode of the New Species Podcast.
Read Ishanâs paper here: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.74.e110674
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Ishan Agarwal - Transcript
New Genus: Dravidoseps
New Species: Dravidoseps gingeeensis, Dravidoseps jawadhuensis, Dravidoseps kalakadensis, Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis, and Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis.
Episode image courtesy of Ishan Agarwal
Follow Ishan on Instagram: @Geckoella
Dropbox link to Ishan's papers: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public/IA%20publications
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Mike Stephan is a lawyer obsessed with scientific etymology, specifically tautonyms, binomial names in which the generic name and species name are exactly the same. Scientific naming conventions and customs have a rich history, and as Mike says, â[taxonomic names] in some perhaps unintended way tell the greater story of human anthropology and history.â Come along for the ride as we discuss etymologies of all shapes, sizes, and redundancies and learn a little about people along the way.
Order Mikeâs book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tautonyms-michael-j-stephan/1143958127?ean=9798350910759
Read Mikeâs recent paper proposing that botany allow tautonyms:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tax.12902
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Mike Stephan - Transcript
Interview with Stefano Mammola about spider names: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/jxWszZc24Hb
Interview with Alireza Zamani about a new species named after Brian: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/VhSS5Lf24Hb
Follow Mike on Instagram (and submit your draw-tonym): @Tautonyms
Episode image courtesy of Mike Stephan
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There are no snakes in Alaska, so whatâs that snakelike shape crossing the road? Few people would guess itâs actually thousands of fly larvae moving in a very peculiar pattern that gives the snakeworm gnat their common name. Dr. Thalles Pereira and his coauthors spent lots of time rearing, observing, and sharing their findings with their community in the process of describing this new species, and use citizen science data of this behavior in addition to morphological and molecular analyses in this paper. Listen in as Thalles brings us through the labs and back roads of Alaska to learn why gnats are so special!
Thalles Pereiraâs paper âDiscovery of snakeworm gnats in Alaska: a new species of Sciara meigen (Diptera: Sciaridae) based on morphological, molecular, and citizen science dataâ is in volume 6 issue 2 of Integrative Systematics.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.18476/2023.673937
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Thalles Pereira - Transcript
New Species: Sciara serpens
Episode image courtesy of Thalles Pereira via Integrative Systematics Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History
Check out Thallesâ Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thalles-Pereira-2
Video of the snakeworm larval behavior: https://doi.org/10.7299/X7WM1DQ9
View these specimens and their observational records on Arctos: https://arctos.database.museum/search.cfm?guid_prefix=UAM%3AEnto%2CUAMObs%3AEnto&scientific_name=Sciara%20serpens&scientific_name_match_type=match&family=Sciaridae
Springtail antifreeze protein paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60060-z
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This is a short episode to share some thoughts and feedback from this year's New Species community survey, as well as some updates on what is to come for the podcast.
Take the community survey here before March 1st: https://forms.gle/ayoZfXzadr2kd3st5
Check out our Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/NewSpeciesPod
And the Website:
www.newspeciespodcast.net
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Who wouldnât want to receive thousands of millipedes in the mail? When Dr. Henrik Enghoff does itâs through his partnership with FoRCE, the Forest Restoration and Climate Experiment, a group researching tropical forest dynamics and their relationship with things like human disturbance and climate change. They collect millipedes through their field season and Henrik identifies them to increase our knowledge of millipede systematics. In this interview he shares stories about the diversity of millipedes, the exciting world of scanning electron microscopy, and why itâs important to care about creatures that others might pass by.
Henrik Enghoffâs paper âA mountain of millipedes XI. The trachystreptoform spirostreptids of the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzaniaâ is in volume 918 of the European Journal of Taxonomy.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.918.2405
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Henrik Enghoff - Transcript
New Genus: Udzungwastreptus
New Species: Attemsostreptus cataractae, Attemsostreptus leptoptilos, Attemsostreptus julostriatus, Lophostreptus magombera, Udzungwastreptus marianae
Episode image credit: A.R. Marshall
Learn more about FoRCE: https://force-experiment.com/
And project DiSSCo: www.dissco.eu
Other recent papers by Henrik and his team:
A new distinct, disjunct giant millipede of the genus Spirostreptus from Tanzania, and a solution for orphaned Spirostreptus species â Zootaxa https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5389.2.9
A new species of Lophostreptus Cook, 1895 discovered among syntypes of L. regularis - Zookeys https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1188.115802
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How many nature enthusiasts can relate to this scenario: youâre watching the landscape go by as you drive, and suddenly you see an area that could be favorable habitat for your target species. Stop the car! Thatâs what Prakrit Jain did, and it helped him and his coauthors describe a new species of Paruroctonus scorpion from the San Joaquin Valley. So much makes this scorpion interesting, from the unique and at-risk habitat it occupies to the fascinating story of its description. Why describe new species? Prakrit says it best: âBecause if this scorpion can get conservation attention then it doesnât just save the scorpion it saves everything that lives alongside it, and that might be thousands of different species.â
Prakrit Jainâs paper âA new species of alkali-sink Paruroctonus Werner, 1934 (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae) from Californiaâs San Joaquin Valleyâ is in issue 1185 of Zookeys.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1185.103574
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Prakrit Jain - Transcript
New Species: Paruroctonus tulare
Episode image courtesy of Prakrit Jain
Follow Prakrit on Instagram: @bothrops_et_al
Connect with Prakrit on iNaturalist: @prakrit
iNaturalist records of this new species: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192661164
News coverage of this species description:
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/new-species-scorpion-california-san-joaquin-18537552.php
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/47542/20231208/new-scorpion-sting-getting-pricked-cactus-discovered-california-desert.htm
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12837863/deadly-species-eight-legs-scalloped-pincers-California.html
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Southern Africa is home to over 1,200 species of irises, and if that number doesnât blow you away, hearing Dr. John Manningâs speak about his new species certainly will. In this fascinating episode we are taken on a deep dive into Iridaceaeâs stunning pollinator-driven diversity, evolution over millions of years and several continents, and the critical role of herbaria as the backbone of science past, present, and future. âThey look static, and they look like dead plant specimens,â John says, âbut they represent a great deal of life.â
Dr. John Manningâs Paper, âMoraea saxatilis, a new montane species from the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africaâ is in volume 165 of the South African journal of Botany.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.12.008
A transcript of this episode can be found here: John Manning - Transcript
New Species: Moraea saxatilis
Episode image courtesy of John Manning
Learn more about the Compton Herbarium here:
https://www.sanbi.org/biodiversity/foundations/biosystematics-collections/compton-herbarium/
Learn more about the CREW program here:
https://www.sanbi.org/biodiversity/building-knowledge/biodiversity-monitoring-assessment/custodians-of-rare-and-endangered-wildflowers-crew-programme/
Be sure to follow New Species on Twitter (@PodcastSpecies) and Instagram (@NewSpeciesPodcast) and like the podcast page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NewSpeciesPodcast)
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Dr. Catalina Romero-Ortiz has been fascinated by pseudoscorpions for over a decade, and she wants everyone to understand how amazing they are. But beyond inherent scientific value, Catalina wants to share the importance of taxonomy in and out of the lab. She says, âAs scientists, all of us are called to- there are some things that donât work, you know? I think we [hold] in our shoulders much of the social responsibility⊠we are agents of change. And we need it.â
In this episode, Catalina speaks with conviction about the role taxonomy plays in changing the world for the better. She and her coauthors name their new genus using the prefix âpax,â meaning peace, to commemorate the Havana Peace Talks in 2012 which brought together participants in Colombiaâs civil war with the goal of uniting towards a more peaceful future.
Catalina Romero-Ortizâs paper âA new genus and five new species of pseudoscorpions from Colombiaâ is in issue 1184 of Zookeys.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1184.106698
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Catalina Romero-Ortiz - Transcript
New Species: Cystowithius florezi, Parawithius bromelicola, Oligowithius achagua, Paciwithius valduparensis, Paciwithius chimbilacus
Episode image courtesy of Catalina Romero-Ortiz
Visit Catalinaâs ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Catalina-Romero-Ortiz
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What do glaciers and scorpions have in common? Theyâre the focus of Javier Blasco-ArĂłsteguiâs paper in which he and his coauthor describe a new species from the foothills of Mount Olympus. Itâs an area home to many legends, and also a surprising amount of biodiversity due to its unique topography. When a large-scale change in habitat restricts gene flow, it can result in species that are very different from their relatives and Javier has found one of those species. âOkay,â he remembers saying about the first specimen, âweâve got something new and cool here.â
Javier Blasco-ArĂłsteguiâs paper âGlacial Relicts? A New Scorpion from Mount Olympus, Greeceâ is in the November 9th issue of American Museum Novitates.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1206/4003.1
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Javier Blasco-ArĂłstegui - Transcript
New Species: Euscorpius olympus
Episode image courtesy of Javier Blasco-ArĂłstegui
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When researchers talk about species disappearing before we can discover them, theyâre talking about species like Javier Lobon-Roviraâs new gecko. With a specific and rapidly fragmenting habitat, this species of Paroedura might have left the world as an unknown cryptic species.
âMy goal in my life,â Javier tells us, âis not to describe new species⊠but when you describe new species and you put it on an evolutionary frame, you can provide the grounds to better understand how the species distributed in the space and in the time, and which factors that are involved have some implication in the diversification pattern of the species that is completely needed to keep the natural selection or the continued evolution of the species to survive.â
Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on episode length - this episode ended up being short and sweet, but in the future we will have longer episodes, closer to 45 minutes.
Javier Lobon-Roviraâs paper âAnother step through the crux: a new microendemic rock-dwelling Paroedura (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from south-central Madagascarâ is in volume 1181 of Zookeys.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.108134
New Species: Paroedura manongavato
Episode image courtesy of Javier Lobon-Rovira
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Javier Lobon-Rovira - Transcript
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The island of Saint Helena canât be described without the word special. Itâs a small territory in the south Atlantic that is home to some of the most unique biodiversity in the world, including some extremely rare cloud forest spiders. An island full of spiders might not sound exciting for some, but to Danniella Sherwood itâs a dream! Listen in as Danni tells us all about the island and its history, the wolf spiders that find their home there, and the amazing community that supported and guided her work.
Danni Sherwoodâs paper âSaint Helenian wolf spiders, with description of two new genera and three new species (Araneae: Lycosidae)â is in volume 19 issue 5 of Arachnology.
It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2023.19.5.816
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Danni Sherwood - Transcript
New Species: Molearachne sanctaehelenae, Dolocosa joshuai, Hogna veseyensis
Episode image courtesy of Danniella Sherwood
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On this podcast we talk a lot about natural history collections. In fact, a spot (or more) of collections work is pretty much required to describe a new species. But what actually counts as a natural history collection? How many are there in the world? And what happens to all of that juicy data waiting in the stacks to be worked on? Dr. Makenzie Mabry has some of those answers and more. We talk about all of the different types of information that can be associated with specimens, the different resources researchers and non-researchers can use to access it, as well as some of the strengths and challenges to the way we build, use, and share museum data.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
IDigBio - Integrated Digitized Biocollections, a platform for organizing, storing, and sharing specimen data
Symbiota - Platform aimed at helping smaller collections manage and distribute their data
GBIF - The Global Biodiversity Information Facility which acts as a network for distributing biodiversity data
Bionomia - A platform that links natural history specimens to their contributors
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) - a group that develops data standards for collections in order to help in the sharing of knowledge and information
Makenzieâs publications can be found in journals including Plants People Planet, Journal of College Science Teaching, Plant and Cell Physiology, and PhytoKeys.
Follow her on twitter: @KenzieMabry
Or Instagram: @kenziemabry_phd
Makenzieâs website: makenziemabry.weebly.com
A transcript of this episode can be found here: Makenzie Mabry - Transcript
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