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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Researchers established the first transcriptomic resource for the endangered jewel orchid (Ludisia discolor) through de novo RNA sequencing.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Researchers established the first transcriptomic resource for the endangered jewel orchid (Ludisia discolor) through de novo RNA sequencing.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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A new cobweb spider species is described from the Ganjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, in Jiangxi Province, China. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#spiders #taxonomy #Araneae
#spiders #taxonomy #Araneae
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A new cobweb spider species is described from the Ganjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, in Jiangxi Province, China. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#spiders #taxonomy #Araneae
#spiders #taxonomy #Araneae
A dataset documenting the first systematic survey of invasive plants in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains region in Heilongjiang Province, China: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #nonnativespecies #biologicalinvasions
#biodiversity #nonnativespecies #biologicalinvasions
January 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A dataset documenting the first systematic survey of invasive plants in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains region in Heilongjiang Province, China: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #nonnativespecies #biologicalinvasions
#biodiversity #nonnativespecies #biologicalinvasions
Six parasitoid wasp species are reported from the eggs of Dendrolimus houi, a major destructive defoliator of conifers in China: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biocontrol #parasitoids #pests
#biocontrol #parasitoids #pests
January 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Six parasitoid wasp species are reported from the eggs of Dendrolimus houi, a major destructive defoliator of conifers in China: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biocontrol #parasitoids #pests
#biocontrol #parasitoids #pests
Hee Han, one of the study’s authors, noted that the 𝐴𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑎 from Heuksando Island shows markedly different male genitalia #morphology compared to other 𝐴𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑎 subspecies.
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🔗See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Hee Han, one of the study’s authors, noted that the 𝐴𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑎 from Heuksando Island shows markedly different male genitalia #morphology compared to other 𝐴𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑎 subspecies.
🔗See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
🔗See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
Our deepest thanks to the entire Biodiversity Data Journal community - readers, authors, editors, and reviewers.
2025 was a year of collaboration and discovery, and we look ahead with great anticipation to what 2026 will bring!
#Pensoft2025Review
2025 was a year of collaboration and discovery, and we look ahead with great anticipation to what 2026 will bring!
#Pensoft2025Review
December 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our deepest thanks to the entire Biodiversity Data Journal community - readers, authors, editors, and reviewers.
2025 was a year of collaboration and discovery, and we look ahead with great anticipation to what 2026 will bring!
#Pensoft2025Review
2025 was a year of collaboration and discovery, and we look ahead with great anticipation to what 2026 will bring!
#Pensoft2025Review
The rhizosphere microorganisms of Cynodon dactylon were investigated in natural restoration areas and eco-restoration engineering areas through experimental design. See the results here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The rhizosphere microorganisms of Cynodon dactylon were investigated in natural restoration areas and eco-restoration engineering areas through experimental design. See the results here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
New records are added to the rotifer faunas of 49 countries, in 17 of which limno-terrestrial rotifers were studied for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#rotifers #biogeography #bryophytes @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social
#rotifers #biogeography #bryophytes @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New records are added to the rotifer faunas of 49 countries, in 17 of which limno-terrestrial rotifers were studied for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#rotifers #biogeography #bryophytes @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social
#rotifers #biogeography #bryophytes @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social
A new flora overview of the National Wetland Park in the Jimunai Alpine Periglacial Zone (Xinjiang, China) reports 158 additional #species, 45 genera and two families, including 20 rare and endangered species, four Xinjiang #endemics and 23 #taxa newly recorded for the area: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A new flora overview of the National Wetland Park in the Jimunai Alpine Periglacial Zone (Xinjiang, China) reports 158 additional #species, 45 genera and two families, including 20 rare and endangered species, four Xinjiang #endemics and 23 #taxa newly recorded for the area: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
This study provides new faunistic data of blister #beetles (Meloidae) with three species (𝘏𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴, 𝘏𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘔𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴) and one #genus (𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴) recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia.
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #desert #fauna
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #desert #fauna
December 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This study provides new faunistic data of blister #beetles (Meloidae) with three species (𝘏𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴, 𝘏𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘔𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴) and one #genus (𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴) recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia.
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #desert #fauna
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity #desert #fauna
A first comprehensive overview of all known hibernating Darwin wasp species in the Western Palaearctic: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#wasps #ecology #faunistics
@ikaosterblad.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
#wasps #ecology #faunistics
@ikaosterblad.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A first comprehensive overview of all known hibernating Darwin wasp species in the Western Palaearctic: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#wasps #ecology #faunistics
@ikaosterblad.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
#wasps #ecology #faunistics
@ikaosterblad.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
The braconid wasp Opius youi is recorded for the first time from South Korea, representing the first record of the species outside China.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
December 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The braconid wasp Opius youi is recorded for the first time from South Korea, representing the first record of the species outside China.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
The black fungus gnat Bradysia spinidensa is reinstated as a valid species.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#Diptera #taxonomy @dwhitmore79.bsky.social @kombiota.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#Diptera #taxonomy @dwhitmore79.bsky.social @kombiota.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The black fungus gnat Bradysia spinidensa is reinstated as a valid species.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#Diptera #taxonomy @dwhitmore79.bsky.social @kombiota.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#Diptera #taxonomy @dwhitmore79.bsky.social @kombiota.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social
First documented occurrence of the adult #mayfly 𝘊𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘪 (Baetidae) in southwestern China.
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#morphology
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#morphology
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
First documented occurrence of the adult #mayfly 𝘊𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘪 (Baetidae) in southwestern China.
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#morphology
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#morphology
A new #subspecies of moth, 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Erebidae), has been discovered on Heuksando Island, Korea. Curious about what distinguishes the male of this species? Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A new #subspecies of moth, 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Erebidae), has been discovered on Heuksando Island, Korea. Curious about what distinguishes the male of this species? Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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.
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
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#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
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#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
See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#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
See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#fungi #newspecies
Updated assessment of the distribution, population status, threats, and #conservation needs of the #endemic 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢 in the Virgin Islands.
Want to know more? Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
@rbgkew.bsky.social
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@rbgkew.bsky.social
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.
Want to know more? Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
@rbgkew.bsky.social
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@rbgkew.bsky.social
This study provides a description of a new genus, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢, and species, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮, belonging to the tribe 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘪 (𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦) of the order Diptera.
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #taxonomy #diptera
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#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.
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#newspecies #taxonomy #diptera
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#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.
🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#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
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
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