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Hundreds of discovery of new species in Indonesia throughout 2018

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Indonesia is a country with very high diversity. No wonder the discovery of new species in Indonesia every year always pops up. The discovery of new species in 2018 has at least 120 species, has decreased compared to 2017 which numbered more than 270 new species. Please read: 2017 List of New Species Journals in Indonesia.

Based on a search of scientific research journals by a team from the Indonesian Generation Biology Foundation, the new species 2018 varies greatly from new types of animals in Indonesia and includes plants and microbes. The unknown new species in the world have been published by scientists through various scientific research journals.

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The discovery of new species in the world including in Indonesia is the result of research that has been studied through various processes to determine whether the species is categorized as new. Character to determine new species can be done through morphological, molecular or both approaches. Here is a list of new species during 2018.

Hundreds of discovery of new species in Indonesia throughout 2018

Invertebrates


  • Alionchis jailoloensis (Gastropoda), found on Halmahera
  • Haminoea edmundsi (Gastropoda), found in Ambon
  • Mourgona anisti (Gastropoda), found in Ambon
  • Thecidellina mawaliana (Brachiopoda), found in North Sulawesi
  • Aliaporcellana spongicola (Crustacea), found in Sulawesi
  • Cirolana bambang (Crustacea), found in Bitung, North Sulawesi
  • Metacirolana mioskon (Crustacea), found in Raja Ampat
  • Occulthusa halimun (Crustacea), found in Halimun Salak National Park, West Java
  • Cirolana fasfes (Crustacea), found in Raja Ampat
  • Cirolana lembeh (Crustacea), found in North Sulawesi
  • Metacirolana lombok (Crustacea), found in Mentigi Bay, Lombok
  • Odontonia plurellicola (Crustacea), found in Ternate
  • Odontonia bagginsi (Crustacea), found in Tidore
  • Cherax alyciae (Crustacea), found in West Papua
  • Cherax mosessalossa (Crustacea), found in Sorong, Papua
  • Karstarma Malang (Crustacea), found in Malang, East Java
  • Acrophylla bhaskarai (Insecta: Phasmatodea), found on Larat Island, Maluku
  • Coleolissus biakensis (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Biak, Papua
  • Pseudocistelopsis jakli (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Borneo
  • Baeocera inoptata (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Gowa, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphobaeocera jirkai (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Gowa, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma flavolineatum (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Gowa, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma sumpichi (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Gowa, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma pellax (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Gowa, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma versicoloreum (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Gowa, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma carinatum (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Maros, South Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma ancora (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Palu, Central Sulawesi
  • Scaphisoma hulai (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Palu, Central Sulawesi
  • Employee scaphisoma (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi
  • Agrilus pubinotus (Insecta: Coleoptera), found on Sumba Island
  • Siberuticola (Insecta: Coleoptera), found on Siberut Island
  • Tmesisternus digoelae (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Papua
  • Tmesisternus ramues (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Papua
  • Tmesisternus cooribus (Insecta: Coleoptera), found in Papua
  • Strongylophthalmyia biloba (Insecta: Diptera), found in Sumatra
  • Strongylophthalmyia bukittinggiana (Insecta: Diptera), found in Sumatra
  • Manota ashleyi (Insecta: Diptera), found in North Sulawesi
  • Manota axillata (Insecta: Diptera), found in North Sulawesi
  • Manota loriculata (Insecta: Diptera), found in North Sulawesi
  • Manota spathigera (Insecta: Diptera), found in North Sulawesi
  • Lichtwardtia zhangae (Insecta: Diptera), found in Bali
  • Drosophila (Dudaica) gracilipalpis (Insecta: Diptera), found in Bogor, West Java
  • Drosophila (Dudaica) albipalpis (Insecta: Diptera), found in Mount Halimun, West Java
  • Mesambria intermedia (Insecta: Orthoptera), found in Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi
  • Chitaura linduensis (Insecta: Orthoptera), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Chitaura doloduo (Insecta: Orthoptera), found in North Sulawesi
  • Drepanosticta draco (Insecta: Odonata), found in North Sumatra
  • Aenetus sumatraensis (Insecta: Lepidoptera), found in Aceh
  • Ernolatia invicema (Insecta: Lepidoptera), found in Palopo, South Sulawesi
  • Ernolatia callirhoe (Insecta: Lepidoptera), found on Mount Sampuraga, South Sulawesi
  • Ernolatia fumidiflora (Insecta: Lepidoptera), found in Flores, NTT
  • Ernolatia doris (Insecta: Lepidoptera), found in Sumba, NTB
  • Thaumaina aquamarina (Insecta: Lepidoptera), found in Mount Jayawijaya, Papua
  • Agapophyta kmenti (Insecta: Hemiptera), found on Tanimbar Island
  • Drabescus stilliformis (Insecta: Hemiptera), found in North Sulawesi
  • Drabescus viraktamathi (Insecta: Hemiptera), found on Seram Island, Maluku
  • Phyllium (Phyllium) letiranti (Insecta: Phasmida), found on Peleng Island, Central Sulawesi
  • Paradiplectanotrema klimpelis (Platyhelminthes), found in Bali
  • Bucephalus damriyasai (Platyhelminthes), found in Bali
  • Circulocryptus javanicus (Diplopoda), found on Mount Salak, West Java
  • Cylindrodesmus telnovorum (Diplopoda), found on Mount Salak, West Java
  • Dolichodectes latilobus (Arachnida: Acarina), found in East Kalimantan
  • Althepus hongguangi (Arachnida), found in Palopo, Sulawesi
  • Althepus qianhuang (Arachnida), found in Yogyakarta
  • Althepus sepakuensis (Arachnida), found in East Kalimantan
  • Althepus yizhuang (Arachnida), found in West Sumatra
  • Gunabopicobia lathami (Arachnida), found in Papua
  • Parasesarma gracilipes (Arachnida), found in Papua
  • Parasesarma tarantula (Arachnida), found in North Sulawesi
  • Aposphragisma globosum (Arachnida), found in Harapan, Sumatra
  • Aposphragisma jambi (Arachnida), found in Bukit Duabelas, Sumatra
  • Sumatran aphosphragism (Arachnida), found in Harapan, Sumatra
  • Labiobulura lengguruensis (Nematoda), found in Lengguru, West Papua
  • Paralabiostrongylus tuberis (Nematodes), found in Lengguru, West Papua
  • Dorcopsinema amplum (Nematoda), found in Lengguru, West Papua
  • Mycale (Oxymycale) klausjanusorum (Porifera), found in Flores

Vertebrates


  • Phylloscopus rotiensis (Aves), Rote Island, NTT
  • Sumaterana crassiovis (Amphibia), found in Kerinci, Sumatra
  • Sumaterana montana (Amphibia), found in Bengkulus, Sumatra
  • Pulchrana fantastica (Amphibia), found in Aceh
  • Taper Megophrys (Amphibia), found in the Bukit Barisan Mountains, Sumatra
  • Leptophryne javanica (Amphibia), found on Mount Slamet, Central Java
  • Leptobrachella fusca (Amphibia), found in North Kalimantan
  • Leptobrachella bondangensis (Amphibia), found in Central Kalimantan
  • Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis (Pisces), found in Sulawesi
  • Parmaturus nigripalatum (Pisces), found on Sumbawa
  • Neobythites lombokensis (Pisces), found in Lombok
  • Lobocheilos aurolineatus (Pisces), found in the Mahakam River, East Kalimantan
  • Schismatogobius sapoliensis (Pisces), found on Halmahera
  • Ostichthys alamai (Pisces), found in Manado
  • Sebastiscus vibrantus (Pices), found in Bali
  • Pomacentrus bellipictus (Pisces), found in West Papua
  • Oryzias dopingdopingensis (Pisces), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Minous groeneveldi (Pisces), found in Bali
  • Parupeneus inayatae (Pisces), found on Lombok
  • Eviota maculosa (Pisces), found in Sumbawa, NTB
  • Cyrtodactylus tahuna (Reptilia), found on Sangihe Island, North Sulawesi
  • Lophocalotes Achlios (Reptilia), found in the Bukit Barisan Mountains, Sumatra
  • Cylindrophis osheai (Reptilia), found in Maluku

Plant


  • Aquilaria macrocarpa (Thymelaeaceae), found in Malinau, North Kalimantan
  • Aquilaria malinensis (Thymelaeaceae), found in Malinau, North Kalimantan
  • Aquilaria Lepidotta (Thymelaeaceae), found in Malinau, North Kalimantan
  • Balgooyi begonia (Begoniaceae), found in Southeast Sulawesi
  • Matarombeoensis begonia (Begoniaceae), found in Southeast Sulawesi
  • Begonia curvifolia (Begoniaceae), found in West Sumatra
  • Begonia ocellata (Begoniaceae), found in West Sumatra
  • Calamus tadulakoensis (Arecaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra albiflora (Gesneriaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra boliohutensis (Gesneriaceae), found in Gorontalo
  • Cyrtandra gambutensis (Gesneriaceae), found in Gorontalo and North Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra hekensis (Gesneriaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra hendrianii (Gesneriaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra hispidula (Gesneriaceae), found in South Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra kinhoii (Gesneriaceae), found in North Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra multinervis (Gesneriaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra nitida (Gesneriaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra rantemarioensis (Gesneriaceae), found in South Sulawesi
  • Cyrtandra rubribracteata (Gesneriaceae), found in Central Sulawesi
  • Nepenthes biak (Nepenthaceae), found in Biak, Papua


Microbes


  • Streptomyces sp. SHP22-7 strain, a new strain from Enggano Island

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Author: Mh Badrut Tamam

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