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Figure 9 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 peer-reviewed article component (Figure 9) reports a taxonomic revision that treats Koreoniscus as a junior synonym of Mongoloniscus and presents descriptions of three newly identified species. The source is published by Pensoft Publishers in Zoosystematics and Evolution.

Categories: science-and-space, positive-progress

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The revision updates scientific names and adds three species to the formal taxonomic record.

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