#Endemism and #biodiversity::The authors J. Sagumai et al. (2025) report the #rediscovery of #houndshark #Gogolia #filewoodi in their recent scientific paper. Based on five females and one male it was #documented as fishery #bycatch between 2020 and 2022.

© #StefanFWirth 2025

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a) Astrolabe Bay area . b) Adult female, adult male by J. Sagumai et al. (2025,, creative commons
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Threatened Peruvian plant discovery highlights the power of citizen science https://phys.org/news/2025-02-threatened-peruvian-discovery-highlights-power.html

No end to #endemism – contributions to the difficult Nasa Weigend Series Alatae. A #NewSpecies from #Peru and the rehabilitation of “Loasa” calycina Benth https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/141635/

"Nasa katjae is characterized by striking scarlet-red flowers adapted for hummingbird pollination... The species thrives in humid, high-altitude environments but is restricted to a narrow range"

#iNaturalist #Plants

The ornate horns of #Lokiceratops point to evolutionary insights https://phys.org/news/2024-06-ornate-horns-ancient-marvel-lokiceratops.html

Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. from the #Campanian Judith River Formation of #Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme #endemism within centrosaurine #dinosaurs https://peerj.com/articles/17224/

"This new #dinosaur pushes the envelope on bizarre #ceratopsian headgear, sporting the largest frill horns ever seen in a ceratopsian"

Movile Cave (Ecosystems 🏞️)

Movile Cave is a cave near Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania discovered in 1986 by Cristian Lascu a few kilometers from the Black Sea coast. It is notable for its unique groundwater ecosystem abundant in hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, but low in oxygen. Life in the cave has been separated from the outside for the past 5.5 million years and it is based completely o...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movile_Cave

#MovileCave #Endemism #Ecosystems #CavesOfRomania