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Figure 5 from: Zhong J, Li W, Jiang C (2026) Integrative taxonomy reveals Koreoniscus as a junior synonym of Mongoloniscus (Isopoda, Agnaridae), with the description of three new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(5): 1203-1220. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.186565
A 2026 taxonomic paper reports that Koreoniscus is treated as a junior synonym of Mongoloniscus and includes formal descriptions of three new isopod species.
Categories: science-and-space, positive-progress
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- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 7/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The publication updates isopod taxonomy and adds formally described species to the scientific record.

