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International Institute For Species Exploration
The International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) is a research institute located in Syracuse, New York. Its mission is to improve taxonomical exploration and the cataloging of new species of flora and fauna. Since 2008, IISE has published a yearly "Top 10" of the most unusual or unique biota newly identified in the previous year, with the aim of drawing attention to the work done in taxonomy across the world over the previous year. In 2011, the institute contributed towards the estimate that Earth was home to approximately 8.7 million species. Overview The International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) is a research facility dedicated to cataloging the Earth's species across all biological kingdoms. IISE cites three reasons why an improved taxonomic understanding of life is important: without knowing what exists today, humans will be unable to tell when species go extinct; the diversity of life driven by billions of years of natural selection means nature lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, and Rochester, New York, Rochester. At the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, the city's population was 148,620 and its Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area had a population of 662,057. It is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over one million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a Oncenter, downtown convention complex. Syracuse was named after the classical Greek city Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse (''Siracusa'' in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily. Historically, the city has functioned as a major Crossroads (culture), crossroads over the last two centuries, first between the Erie Canal and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaire Banded Box Jellyfish
''Tamoya ohboya'', also known as the Bonaire banded box jellyfish, is a species of box jellyfish formally described in 2011. ''Tamoya ohboya'' was discovered by a biologist and educator, William Gillan. In order to name the newly discovered species, Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science organized an online competition, which was won by the high school marine biology teacher Lisa Peck, who explained her winning entry saying: "I bet ‘Oh Boy’ is the first thing said when a biologist or layman encounters the Bonaire Banded Box Jellyfish." It is the first species of the genus '' Tamoya'' to be discovered in over 100 years. The International Institute for Species Exploration included it in a list of Top Ten New Species in 2011. The species was discovered in the waters of the Dutch Caribbean islands (then part of the Netherlands Antilles). There have been roughly 70 confirmed sightings since 1989, approximately 45 of which took place in the waters of Bonaire and the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesula
The lesula (''Cercopithecus lomamiensis'') is a species of Old World monkey in the guenon genus ''Cercopithecus'', found in the Lomami Basin of the Congo. Though known to locals, it was unknown to the international scientific community until it was discovered in 2007 and confirmed in a 2012 publication. The lesula is the second new species of African monkey to be discovered since 1984. This monkey is described to have human looking eyes and a blue bottom “And adult males have a huge bare patch of skin in the buttocks, testicles and perianal area,” said John A. Hart, the researcher who described the monkey. “It’s a brilliant blue, really pretty spectacular.” The species was listed among the ''Top 10 New Species 2013'' discovered in 2012 as selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University out of more than 140 nominated species. Its distinctiveness is its human-like eyes, genital area and booming dawn chorus. The selection was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juracimbrophlebia Ginkgofolia
''Juracimbrophlebia'' is an extinct genus of hangingflies that lived during the Middle Jurassic Period about 165 million years ago, containing only its type species, ''Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia''; it was discovered in deposits from Daohugou in northeastern China’s Inner Mongolia. The insect was selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University as one of the ''Top 10 New Species'' discovered in 2012 out of more than 140 nominated species. The uniqueness is its striking resemblance to the fossilized leaves with which it was discovered, indicating one of the earliest known instances of biological mimicry. The selection was announced on 22 May 2013. Etymology ''Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia'' is the only species so far described under the genus. The generic name is derived from a combination of '' Jura-'' and ''cimbrophlebia'' (for the type genus of the family Cimbrophlebiidae), referring to the Jurassic age and its scorpionfly natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Petrikensis
''Eugenia petrikensis'' is a species of flowering plants belonging to the genus ''Eugenia'' and was described in 2012 by Neil Snow and coauthors. It is a large shrub with magenta-coloured flowers and was discovered from Toliara Province at the eastern shoreline of Madagascar. It is one of the seven novel species of ''Eugenia'' described from the region, in addition to ''E. guajavoides'', ''E. manonae'', ''E. stictophylla'', ''E. roseopetiolata'' and ''E. stibephylla''. It is an endangered species according to the IUCN Red List. The specific epithet is derived from the name of the area, Petriky, from where it was discovered. The plant was among the ''Top 10 New Species'' discovered in 2012 selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University out of more than 140 nominated species among more than 18,000 new species. The uniqueness is its rare occurrence, a large shrub with its beautiful bunch of flowers hanging on its branchlets. The selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spongiforma Squarepantsii
''Spongiforma squarepantsii'' is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae, genus '' Spongiforma''. Found in Malaysia, it was described as new to science in 2011. It produces sponge-like, rubbery orange fruit bodies that have a fruity or musky odour. The fruit bodies reach dimensions of wide by tall. Like a sponge, they will resume their original shape if water is squeezed out. The spores, produced on the surfaces of the hollows of the sponge, are almond-shaped with rough surfaces, and measure 1012.5 μm by 67 μm. The name of the fungus is derived from the Nickelodeon cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants from the show of the same name. ''S. squarepantsii'' is one of two species in ''Spongiforma''; it differs from '' S. thailandica'' in its color, odour, and spore structure. Taxonomy and classification The species was first described scientifically online in May 2011 in the journal ''Mycologia'', authored by American mycologists Dennis E. Desjardin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterinopelma Sazimai
''Lasiocyano'' is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae). , it was a monotypic genus with the sole species ''Lasiocyano sazimai'', synonym ''Pterinopelma sazimai'', known as the Brazilian blue, iridescent blue or Sazima's tarantula. The species was first described by Rogério Bertani, Roberto Hiroaki Nagahama and Caroline Sayuri Fukushima in 2011. In 2012, it became the first Brazilian species to appear on the International Institute for Species Exploration's top 10 new species list. The species name honors Ivan Sazima, a Brazilian zoologist who was the first to collect exemplars of the species. It is now considered an endangered species owing to smuggling and a shrinking habitat. Description The life expectancy of ''Lasiocyano sazimai'' is not known. All of its body is iridescent blue in color, with the exception of the opisthosoma, which may be blue covered in reddish hairs, though some lack this reddish hairs. The tarantula may also be darker or brighter in color, depend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepalese Autumn Poppy
''Meconopsis autumnalis'', the Nepalese autumn poppy, is a yellow-flowered Himalayan poppy belonging to series Robustae, and is endemic to the Ganesh Himal range of central Nepal, where it was discovered in 2008 on a research expedition from the University of Aberdeen. In addition to several morphological features, the species is characterised by its late flowering period (as reflected in the specific etymology), which has more than likely resulted in a barrier to gene flow and subsequent evolutionary divergence from the closely related and sympatric species ''Meconopsis paniculata''. Specimens of ''M. autumnalis'' had twice previously been collected, by famous plant hunter J. D. A. Stainton on his 1962 expedition with S. A. Bowes Lyon to central Nepal, and on the Flora of Ganesh Himal expedition undertaken by the University of Tokyo in 1994.Ohba, H. & Ikeda, H. (1999). ''A contribution to the flora of Ganesh Himal, Central Nepal (Nature and Culture, No. 5).'' University Museum-U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey
The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey or Burmese snub-nosed monkey or black snub-nosed monkey (''Rhinopithecus strykeri'') is a critically endangered species of colobine monkey discovered in 2010 in northern Burma (Myanmar). It was formally described as a novel species of primate in 2011 based on its fur, beard and tail. Two groups of the species were discovered in China in 2011 and 2015, respectively. The species is known in local dialects of Lisu people as ''mey nwoah'' and Law Waw people as ''myuk na tok te'', both of which mean "monkey with an upturned face". Rain allegedly causes it to sneeze due to the short upturned nasal flesh around its nostrils. People from the area report that it sits with its head directed downwards, hiding its face between its knees when it rains. Discovery and taxonomy The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey was first discovered in 2010 from Gaoligong Mountains of northeastern Kachin state in Myanmar. The species came to the attention of a team of scientists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollasmosoma Sentum
''Kollasmosoma sentum'' is a parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae, which lays its eggs inside adult ants. It was featured as one of "the top 10 new species of 2012" in a list compiled by Conservationists at the Arizona State University International Institute for Species Exploration. Distribution ''K. sentum'' is a Palearctic species. The first male of ''K. sentum'' was discovered in Orgiva in the province of Granada in Spain. The female holotype was discovered later in August 2010 in Madrid, at the site of the ''Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria'' followed by the collection of another seven females in September 2010. Description ''K. sentum'' has a length of with forewing length from . The antennae of all females have 12 segments. The face is convex and the head is bristly. ''K. sentum'' is black with white features, including the face, clypeus, labrum, malar space (area between the compound eyes and the mandibles), frons (antero- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diania Cactiformis
''Diania'' is an extinct genus of lobopodian animal found in the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan shale of China, represented by a single species - ''D. cactiformis''. Known during its investigation by the nickname "walking cactus", this organism belongs to a group known as the armoured lobopodians, and has a simple worm-like body with robust, spiny legs. Initially, the legs were thought to have a jointed exoskeleton and ''Diania'' was suggested to be evolutionarily close to early arthropods, but many later studies have rejected this interpretation. Discovery Fossils of ''Diania'' were discovered independently by Jianni Liu from the Northwest University (China) in Xi’an, Qiang Ou from the China University of Geosciences in Beijing and Michael Steiner of the Free University Berlin. The fossils come from the famous Chengjiang deposit – or Maotianshan shale – of south-west China and are about 520 million years old. Specifically, they come from the Yu'anshan Formation, dated to the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
