Top 10 New Species 2014 (Plants and Animals)

It is really amazing that even though there are so many people scattered all around Earth, there are still so many untouched places by man, hidden inside a cave, or borrowed beneath the earth. These virgin places host plants, animals, and other living things which are yet to be discovered.

For this top ten article we are showcasing some of the declared new species for the year 2014. Among the list of the species are the following, thus, Zospeum tholussum (land snail), Edawardsiella andrillae (sea anemone), Spiculosiphon oceana (amoeboid), Tersicoccus phoenicis (clean room microbes), Tinkerbella nana (parasitoid wasp), Penicillium vanoranjei (fungus), Dracaena kaweesakii (Kaweesak's dragon tree), Liropus minusculus (tranlucent skeleton shrimp),Saltuarius eximius (leaf-tailed gecko), and Bassaricyon neblina (olinguito/racoon).

Now have some time to read and check out the 10 listed new species below. Here are your top 10 new species 2014. Enjoy the list guys!

Related articles :

• Top 10 Amazing Transparent Animals
• Top 10 Gigantic Facts About the Ants

---

TOP : 10
Specie : Zospeum tholussum (land snail)
Found in : Croatian cave

Zospeum tholussum (land snail)

About : Found in pitch blackness 900 meters below the ground in the Croatian caves. It has no shell pigment, no eyes, and crawls a few millimeters a week.
Source : Jonathan Webb

---

TOP : 9
Specie : Edawardsiella andrillae (sea anemone)
Found in : Antarctica

Edawardsiella andrillae (sea anemone)

About : It is the first sea anemone reported to live in ice. Seen and photographed under an Antarctica glacier.

---

TOP : 8
Specie : Spiculosiphon oceana (amoeboid)
Found in : Mediterranean

Spiculosiphon oceana (amoeboid)

About : Among single-celled creatures, this 4 to 5 cm amoeboid is a giant. It builds a shell from sponge fragments and feeds on invertebrates.

---

TOP : 7
Specie : Tersicoccus phoenicis (clean room microbes)
Found in : Spacecraft assembly rooms

Tersicoccus phoenicis (clean room microbes)

About : These newly discovered bacteria can resist sterilization.

---

TOP : 6
Specie : Tinkerbella nana (parasitoid wasp)
Found in : Costa Rica

Tinkerbella nana (parasitoid wasp)

About : Named after Peter Pan's diminutive companion and belongs to the minute family commonly known as fairyflies.

---

TOP : 5
Specie : Penicillium vanoranjei (fungus)
Foundin : Tunisia

Penicillium vanoranjei (fungus)

About : Named after the Dutch royal family because of the bright orange colonies it forms, this fungus was isolated from soil in Tunisia.

---

TOP : 4
Specie : Dracaena kaweesakii (Kaweesak's dragon tree)
Found in : Thailand

Dracaena kaweesakii (Kaweesak's dragon tree)

About : This 12 meters tall tree is new large discovery for tree species.

---

TOP : 3
Specie : Liropus minusculus (tranlucent skeleton shrimp)
Found in : California

Liropus minusculus (tranlucent skeleton shrimp)

About : Found to be the smallest in its genus.

---

TOP : 2
Specie : Saltuarius eximius (leaf-tailed gecko)
Found in : North Eastern Australia

Saltuarius eximius (leaf-tailed gecko)

About : It has a wide tail for extra camouflage. It waits for its prey on vertical surfaces of rocks and trees.

---

TOP : 1
Specie : Bassaricyon neblina (olinguito/racoon)
Found in : Andes

Bassaricyon neblina (olinguito/racoon)

About : It is a carnivore dwelling in the treetops of the Andes.

---

Data Sources :

• www.bbc.com
• International Institute for Species Exploration

Photo Sources :

• Bassaricyon neblina - Mark Gurney
• Saltuarius eximius - Conrad Hoskin
• Liropus minusculus - Sinc, J Guerra-Garcia
• Dracaena kaweesakii - Paul Wilkin
• Penicillium vanoranjei - C Visagie
• Tinkerbella nana - Jennifer Read
• Tersicoccus phoenicis - Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, Jet Propulsion Laboratoy Caltech
• Spiculosiphon oceana - Mauel Maldonado
• Edawardsiella andrillae - Scini
• Zospeum tholussum - NA

Thanks for reading this article guys. And do not forget to share this article in your friends on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Thank you!

Sponsored Links :

Advertisements