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New cave spider species Nesticus yamabushi described from Japan
Original: # NewSpecies ! New spider from # japan just snuck in: Nesticus yamabushi Treatment: https:// treatment.plazi.org/id/5F04
A newly described spider species from Japan, Nesticus yamabushi, has been formally published in the open-access journal ZooKeys, with its taxonomic treatment made available through the Plazi treatment repository. The species name references the yamabushi, the mountain ascetics of Japanese tradition. Scientists and biodiversity watchers have been sharing the find, highlighting it as another addition to Japan's rich and still incompletely catalogued spider fauna.
Why now: Descriptions of new species, especially with an evocative cultural name, draw attention from science and biodiversity communities.
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- # NewSpecies ! New spider from # japan just snuck in: Nesticus yamabushi Treatment: https:// treatment.plazi.org/id/5F04D14 1-9EC3-5FFF-A12B-35CBC21B38C7 Publication: https:// doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.2 02554 # ZooKeys # NesticusYamabushi # FAIRdata # science # OA #… · plazi_species@mastodon.green · 8
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