Biodiversity Data Journal
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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomic, floristic/faunistic, genomic, phylogenetic, environmental etc. data on any taxon from any geological era and georgraphy.
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We're Biodiversity Data Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed data journal on biodiversity published by @pensoft.bsky.social. We're here to share our research with the Bluesky community and connect with our authors, readers, and editorial team.
Closing off a great year, the Biodiversity Data Journal extends our best wishes for a happy, healthy and exciting New Year and a wonderful Christmas!
We thank our authors and reviewers as well as our editorial team as they take a well-deserved break to be with their loved ones.
We thank our authors and reviewers as well as our editorial team as they take a well-deserved break to be with their loved ones.
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Closing off a great year, the Biodiversity Data Journal extends our best wishes for a happy, healthy and exciting New Year and a wonderful Christmas!
We thank our authors and reviewers as well as our editorial team as they take a well-deserved break to be with their loved ones.
We thank our authors and reviewers as well as our editorial team as they take a well-deserved break to be with their loved ones.
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🪲📄 New paper out in Biodiversity Data Journal! Honored to be part of it!
Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from the Pantalica Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy) — new occurrence data from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Check it out here!
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Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from the Pantalica Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy) — new occurrence data from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Check it out here!
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December 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🪲📄 New paper out in Biodiversity Data Journal! Honored to be part of it!
Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from the Pantalica Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy) — new occurrence data from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Check it out here!
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from the Pantalica Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy) — new occurrence data from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Check it out here!
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
Four new species of parasitic #wasps from the genus 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘢 have been described in China.
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies
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#newspecies
December 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Four new species of parasitic #wasps from the genus 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘢 have been described in China.
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies
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#newspecies
Research has revealed two #bioluminescent 𝘔𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘦 species in Yunnan, China, including 𝘙𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴, previously unrecorded in the country.
See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#fungi #newspecies
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#fungi #newspecies
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Research has revealed two #bioluminescent 𝘔𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘦 species in Yunnan, China, including 𝘙𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴, previously unrecorded in the country.
See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#fungi #newspecies
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#fungi #newspecies
Updated assessment of the distribution, population status, threats, and #conservation needs of the #endemic 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢 in the Virgin Islands.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Updated assessment of the distribution, population status, threats, and #conservation needs of the #endemic 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢 in the Virgin Islands.
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This study provides a description of a new genus, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢, and species, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮, belonging to the tribe 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘪 (𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦) of the order Diptera.
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#newspecies #taxonomy #diptera
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#newspecies #taxonomy #diptera
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This study provides a description of a new genus, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢, and species, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮, belonging to the tribe 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘪 (𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦) of the order Diptera.
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#newspecies #taxonomy #diptera
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#newspecies #taxonomy #diptera
A new record of the slender #gecko 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 has been documented in China, marking its first known occurrence in the country. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#Squamata #Gekkonidae
#Squamata #Gekkonidae
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A new record of the slender #gecko 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 has been documented in China, marking its first known occurrence in the country. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#Squamata #Gekkonidae
#Squamata #Gekkonidae
A new #faunistic study presents an updated list of Darwin #wasps from the family Ichneumonidae, describing 42 new species records for Sicily and 9 for Italy.
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#newspecies #biodiversity
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #biodiversity
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A new #faunistic study presents an updated list of Darwin #wasps from the family Ichneumonidae, describing 42 new species records for Sicily and 9 for Italy.
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #biodiversity
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #biodiversity
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More #ACG diversity described!
Santarosamyia woodorum sp. nov.
Fleming AJ, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2025) A new genus and a new species in the tribe Eryciini ( #Diptera , #Tachinidae ) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste. @bdj.pensoft.net
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More #ACG diversity described!
Santarosamyia woodorum sp. nov.
Fleming AJ, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2025) A new genus and a new species in the tribe Eryciini ( #Diptera , #Tachinidae ) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste. @bdj.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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More #ACG diversity described!
Santarosamyia woodorum sp. nov.
Fleming AJ, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2025) A new genus and a new species in the tribe Eryciini ( #Diptera , #Tachinidae ) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste. @bdj.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
@gdfcf.bsky.social
More #ACG diversity described!
Santarosamyia woodorum sp. nov.
Fleming AJ, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2025) A new genus and a new species in the tribe Eryciini ( #Diptera , #Tachinidae ) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste. @bdj.pensoft.net
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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Day three of #BES2025 is underway! Find us at booth L12 in the Lennox Suite.
We are delighted to be exhibiting at #BES2025 this week! Head to the Lennox Suite (L12) to say hello and learn about our open-access journals.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Day three of #BES2025 is underway! Find us at booth L12 in the Lennox Suite.
A new subject editor joins our ranks: @ddpichenumonidae.bsky.social, who works on the systematics, morphology, and evolutionary biology of Darwin wasps!
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1053
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1053
Davide Dal Pos joins Biodiversity Data Journal as subject editor for Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)
Davide Dal Pos is an Italian entomologist who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Central Florida (USA), specializing in Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea). His work integrat...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A new subject editor joins our ranks: @ddpichenumonidae.bsky.social, who works on the systematics, morphology, and evolutionary biology of Darwin wasps!
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1053
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1053
Two new spider species of the genus Otacilia are described from Baima Mountain Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#taxonomy #newspecies #spiders
#taxonomy #newspecies #spiders
December 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Two new spider species of the genus Otacilia are described from Baima Mountain Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#taxonomy #newspecies #spiders
#taxonomy #newspecies #spiders
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Short but sweet! Coauthored by 8 undergrad students for whom this is a first scientific publication - congratulations!
New publication! 🕷️
In the Analamazaotra National Park, Madagascar, we investigated how kleptoparasitic spiders choose host webs. The answer isn’t random!
Which web to invade? Argyrodine kleptoparasites differentiate amongst architecturally different host webs.
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In the Analamazaotra National Park, Madagascar, we investigated how kleptoparasitic spiders choose host webs. The answer isn’t random!
Which web to invade? Argyrodine kleptoparasites differentiate amongst architecturally different host webs.
bdj.pensoft.net/article/1721...
Which web to invade? Argyrodine kleptoparasites differentiate amongst architecturally different host webs
Kleptoparasitism, the theft of resources from another organism, is a widespread foraging strategy amongst animals. Many Argyrodinae cobweb spiders (Theridiidae) are obligatory kleptoparasites that hav...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Short but sweet! Coauthored by 8 undergrad students for whom this is a first scientific publication - congratulations!
A dataset of the vascular plants of 39 old cemeteries of the Right–Bank Dnipro Grass Steppe District in Ukraine, with 6,923 occurrences of 635 species: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #flora #grasslands
#biodiversity #flora #grasslands
December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A dataset of the vascular plants of 39 old cemeteries of the Right–Bank Dnipro Grass Steppe District in Ukraine, with 6,923 occurrences of 635 species: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #flora #grasslands
#biodiversity #flora #grasslands
Descriptions and illustrations of two jumping spider species of the genus Epeus from Vietnam, including one new to science: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #spiders #biodiversity
#newspecies #spiders #biodiversity
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Descriptions and illustrations of two jumping spider species of the genus Epeus from Vietnam, including one new to science: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #spiders #biodiversity
#newspecies #spiders #biodiversity
A survey on the fish fauna of the Kitakyushu metropolitan area in Japan.
#fish #invasivespecies #biodiversity
#fish #invasivespecies #biodiversity
Ichthyofauna in a highly urbanised area (Kitakyushu metropolitan area, Fukuoka, Japan)
Urbanisation has caused significant changes in material cycles, alterations in river flow rates and depths and modifications to habitats for aquatic organisms. These changes have led to disruptions in...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A survey on the fish fauna of the Kitakyushu metropolitan area in Japan.
#fish #invasivespecies #biodiversity
#fish #invasivespecies #biodiversity
A detailed morphological description of Hunan odd-scaled snake, Achalinus hunanensis, based on newly-collected specimens: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#snake #phylogenetics #taxonomy
#snake #phylogenetics #taxonomy
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A detailed morphological description of Hunan odd-scaled snake, Achalinus hunanensis, based on newly-collected specimens: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#snake #phylogenetics #taxonomy
#snake #phylogenetics #taxonomy
We're very excited to welcome our latest subject editor, Dr. Shengchao Shi!
“I hope by documenting biodiversity data of herpetological fauna, we could finally find a balance between humans and them,” he says.
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1050
“I hope by documenting biodiversity data of herpetological fauna, we could finally find a balance between humans and them,” he says.
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1050
Dr. Shengchao Shi joins the editorial team of Biodiversity Data Journal
Dr. Shengchao Shi is a lecturer in the College of Life Sciences, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China. He just joined the editorial team of Biodiversity Data Journal as a subject editor for Amphibia and ...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We're very excited to welcome our latest subject editor, Dr. Shengchao Shi!
“I hope by documenting biodiversity data of herpetological fauna, we could finally find a balance between humans and them,” he says.
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1050
“I hope by documenting biodiversity data of herpetological fauna, we could finally find a balance between humans and them,” he says.
bdj.pensoft.net/news/1050
First description of the female of Anderson’s Reed Snake (𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖) described using collected material from Mangshi City and Lianghe County.
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#herpetology #biodiversity
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#herpetology #biodiversity
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
First description of the female of Anderson’s Reed Snake (𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖) described using collected material from Mangshi City and Lianghe County.
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#herpetology #biodiversity
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#herpetology #biodiversity
New species of predatory mites belonging to the genus 𝐶𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑥𝑎 has been described and illustrated - 𝐶𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑥𝑎 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑎 in Saudi Arabia.
Also, 𝐶. 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦𝑖 has been reported as new to the cunaxid mite fauna of the country.
Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
Also, 𝐶. 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦𝑖 has been reported as new to the cunaxid mite fauna of the country.
Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
December 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
New species of predatory mites belonging to the genus 𝐶𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑥𝑎 has been described and illustrated - 𝐶𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑥𝑎 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑎 in Saudi Arabia.
Also, 𝐶. 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦𝑖 has been reported as new to the cunaxid mite fauna of the country.
Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
Also, 𝐶. 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦𝑖 has been reported as new to the cunaxid mite fauna of the country.
Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
A study in Madagascar examined kleptoparasitism (the theft of resources from another organism) in Argyrodinae cobweb spiders. The study found non-random distribution of argyrodine species across three contrasting host webs and discrimination amongst the hosts.
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A study in Madagascar examined kleptoparasitism (the theft of resources from another organism) in Argyrodinae cobweb spiders. The study found non-random distribution of argyrodine species across three contrasting host webs and discrimination amongst the hosts.
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
The macrοbenthic faunal communities were investigated in the continental shelf of Heraklion Bay within the framework of the EU project MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services (MARBEFES).
#macrobenthos #marinelife
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#macrobenthos #marinelife
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Macrobenthic communities of the continental shelf of Heraklion Bay (Crete, Greece): bathymetric distribution and temporal trends
The Gulf of Heraklion is one of the most well-studied coastal marine ecosystems in the eastern Mediterranean. It is an oligotrophic area, exposed to wave action where muddy sediments prevail and its c...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The macrοbenthic faunal communities were investigated in the continental shelf of Heraklion Bay within the framework of the EU project MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services (MARBEFES).
#macrobenthos #marinelife
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#macrobenthos #marinelife
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Valuable information on the use practices for 468 plant species used by the Huastec Mayan traditional medicine
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Diversity and distribution of the Huastec Mayan medicinal plants: hotspots for bioprospecting and conservation
The multi-ethnic biocultural region Huasteca in Mexico has a variety of practices, including the use of traditional plant-based medicine. Here, we analyse the diversity and distribution of the medicin...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Valuable information on the use practices for 468 plant species used by the Huastec Mayan traditional medicine
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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#DidYouKnow that cladocerans are a central link in freshwater ecosystem food chains? A study we recently published explored their diversity in the Republic of Tyva, providing the first systematic survey from the region.
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Three decades of research on cladocerans in Tyva, a unique Asian region | Blog
Scientists compiled and summarized the largest dataset to date on the cladocerans of the Republic of Tyva—the result of almost thirty years of field work.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#DidYouKnow that cladocerans are a central link in freshwater ecosystem food chains? A study we recently published explored their diversity in the Republic of Tyva, providing the first systematic survey from the region.
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Agricultural intensification significantly influences insect species richness, analysis of date palm orchards in north-eastern Algeria shows.
#agriculture #palms #biodiversity
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#agriculture #palms #biodiversity
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How does agricultural intensification impact insect diversity and abundance in the palm groves of Algeria's Sahara?
This study investigated the impact of agricultural intensification (AI) on insect diversity and abundance in date palm orchards (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in north-eastern Algeria under a Saharan climat...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Agricultural intensification significantly influences insect species richness, analysis of date palm orchards in north-eastern Algeria shows.
#agriculture #palms #biodiversity
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#agriculture #palms #biodiversity
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