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Listed in alphabetical order by scientific name  species are not ranked

Listed in alphabetical order by scientific name  species are not ranked

Listed in alphabetical order by scientific name  species are not ranked

The ESF International Institute for Species Exploration

The International Institute for Species Exploration is dedicated to

the exploration, inventory, and classification of earth’s species

public awareness of the biodiversity crisis

advocacy for the important roles played by taxonomy and natural history museums

the advancement of cybertaxonomy and the application of cyber and digital tools to accelerate and improve comparative morphology, descriptive taxonomy, and phylogenetic classification

What on Earth?

by Quentin Wheeler and Sara Pennak ...a compendium of the 100 coolest, weirdest, and most intriguing new species of this century as determined by the IISE.

The Top 10 New Species list is released around May 23 each year in to coincide with the birthday of Carolus Linnaeus. Linnaeus is the “Father of Taxonomy” and his work in the mid-18th century was the beginning point for “modern” naming and classification of plants and animals.

Special Thanks

We thank Dr. Z.-Q. Zhang, New Zealand Arthropod Collection, editor of Zootaxa, for generously granting access to the journal as the Top 10 species were researched.