The Top 10 Newly Discovered Species

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Monday, May 25, 2009, 16:13

Many of the species are on the verge of extinction on these days. However, the good news is that there are some other species that come to a new life! The International Institute for arizona state university,central africa,ghost,hair style,horse,international institute,malaysia,ngemelis island,species exploration,taxonomists at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists – scientists present top 10 newly discovered species!

1)Tiny pea-sized seahorse (Hippocampus satomiae), with a standard length of 0.54 inches (13.8 millimeters) and an approximate height of 0.45 inches (11.5 millimeters).

2)Tahina spectablilis: The plant flowers itself to death, producing a huge, spectacular terminal inflorescence with countless flowers. After fruiting, the palm dies and collapses.

3)Coffea charrieriana s the first record of a caffeine-free species from Central Africa.

4)An extremophile bacterium that was discovered in hairspray!

5)Phobaeticus chani made the list as the world's longest insect with a body length of 14 inches (36.6 centimeters) and overall length of 22.3 inches (56.7 centimeters).

6)The Barbados Threadsnake - Leptotyphlops carlae - measuring 4.1 inches (104 millimeters) is believed to be the world's smallest snake. It was discovered in St. Joseph Parish, Barbados.

7)The ghost slug - Selenochlamys ysbryda - was a surprising find in the well-collected and densely populated area of Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.

8)A snail - Opisthostoma vermiculum - found in Malaysia, represents a unique morphological evolution, with a shell that twists around four axes.

9)A fish found in deep-reef habitat off the coast of Ngemelis Island, Palau.

10)Chromis abyssus - a beautiful species of damselfish made it to the top 10 representing the first taxonomic act of 2008 and the first act registered in the newly launched taxonomic database Zoobank.