From fish to flowering plants and sea slugs
to scorpions -- spanning five continents and three oceans-- these discoveries
add to Earth's tree of life
Date: December
18, 2017
Source:
California Academy of Sciences
Summary:
In 2017, researchers at the California
Academy of Sciences added 85 new plant and animal species to the family tree,
enriching our understanding of Earth's complex web of life and strengthening
our ability to make informed conservation decisions. The new species include 16
flowering plants, one elephant-shrew, 10 sharks, 22 fish, three scorpions,
seven ants, 13 nudibranchs, seven spiders, three wasps, one fossil sand dollar,
one deepwater coral, and one lizard.
Posts
