Twenty-four species of deep-sea crustacean, all previously unknown to science, have been formally described from the ...

All placozoans are superficially identical. But comparative genomic data reveals the presence of different genera. This is the first time that a new animal genus has been defined solely by genomics.

Six animals pulled from the deep ocean were so biologically distinct that researchers had to create entirely new taxonomic ranks to classify them, from a new order of sponges to a new supergroup of ...

It's right there in the name: The Endangered Species Act is meant to protect endangered species of animals. Emphasis on species. "Or they have to be a sub-species, or for vertebrates, they can be a ...

Molecular taxonomy has transformed the classification and identification of polychaete worms by integrating DNA sequence data with traditional morphology. By analysing genes such as mitochondrial ...

The Arabian Peninsula hosts a remarkable assemblage of insect life shaped by its extreme climatic gradients, from hyper-arid deserts and seasonal wadis to montane woodlands and coastal oases. Faunal ...

La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I have recently been made abundantly aware of the lack of field skills among biology students, even those who major in ecology.

Up until quite recently, the animal phylum Placozoa enjoyed a unique position in animal systematics. It was the only phylum to which only a single species had ever been assigned: Trichoplax adhaerens.