The cause of Mahal's death, Goldberg and his Milwaukee County Zoo colleagues discovered, was infection by
an unrecognized species of tapeworm.
Another very surprising result was the discovery of high levels of genetic variation within Polistes dominula, a species commonly found in Central Europe, indicating the presence of up to three different and hitherto
unrecognized species — a case requiring further investigation.
A new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances uses field experiments to «ask the birds themselves» and uncovers as many as 21 previously
unrecognized species.
NOVEL APE Orangutans inhabiting part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra belong to a previously
unrecognized species, scientists report.
The researchers have named this previously
unrecognized species the African golden wolf.
Not exact matches
And with viruses thus dismissed from the web of life, important contributions they may have made to the origin of
species and the maintenance of life may go
unrecognized.
This study suggests that more detailed studies of fragmentary fossils may reveal additional, currently
unrecognized,
species.
By using DNA barcoding — which involves sequencing standardized DNA marker fragments to match specimens with known
species — Crawford and his co-workers identified a further 11
species that were previously
unrecognized.
While comparing the new
species to specimens in the NHM Crustacea collection, as well as other collections from around the world, Wall and Wetzer discovered a second new
species that had been preserved,
unrecognized, for over a century.