10 most impressive new discoveries in 2016

Giant tortoises in Galapagos, Australia's ruby ​​sea arowanas or carnivorous plants in Brazil are listed among the 10 most prominent and impressive new species of 2016.

According to CNN, the list of 10 emerging new species in 2016 by the Institute of Environmental and Forest Science (ESF) of the New York State University System (SUNY), USA, selected from about 18,000 new species discovered in 2015. .

In the picture is the giant turtle Chelonoidis donfaustoi living in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.The scientists confirmed that this is a new species of the giant tortoise family on the Galapagos Islands after analyzing genetic data.This turtle is being focused on conservation because only 250 individuals remain in the wild.The Chelonoidis donfaustoi tortoise is named after the famous ranger Don Fausto in Galapagos, who spent 40 years protecting them.

New carnivorous plant Drosera magnifica is found on a mountain higher than 1,500 m in Brazil.Scientists say this is the largest carnivorous plant of the genus Drosera with a height of up to 1.5 meters.

Homo naledi , human relatives have some similar characteristics of modern people in size and body weight.In addition, the skull of Homo naledi resembles the other ape ancestors who lived about 2-4 million years ago.The bones and skulls of Homo naledi were unearthed at a cave in South Africa.

Iuiuniscus iuiuensis is a newly discovered crustacean in Brazil, characterized by being blind and unable to absorb pigment.In particular, this species can hide under mud, allowing it to molt without being detected by the enemy.

The species Lasiognathus dinema of the Scales is found while scientists surveyed the damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Scientists say this is the ugliest animal in the list of 10 newly published species in 2016. This fish has a body dimension of only about 5 cm, living below a depth of 1,000 m - 1,500 m.In particular, on the top of the fish developed a fishing rod containing bioluminescent bacteria, an effective trap that helps it attract prey.

The marine arowana Phyllopteryx dewysea , a relative of seahorses, has a ruby ​​red color with a body length of about 24 cm.Phyllopteryx dewysea lives in the western waters of Australia, the third sea dragon fish discovered in the world.Marine biologist Josefin Stiller at Scripps Institute, California, USA described Phyllopteryx dewysea as "enchanting beauty" and a major discovery of new species.Stiller said this fish lives at a depth of about 51 m.

The beetle Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington was discovered in puddles in the tree or leaf cavity in Peru.It is so small in size that a row of 25 new birds must be placed to fill the length of 2.5 cm on the scale.

Fossils include skeletons and skulls dating to about 11.6 million years of the new ape, Pliobates cataloniae , excavated at a landfill area in Catalonia, Spain.This fossil belongs to a female gibbon weighing about 4-5 kg, named Laia after the patron saint of Barcelona.This ancient gibbon has a kinship relationship with humans, gibbons and gibbons.

The plant has the Sirdavidia solannona flower that lives in Monts de Cristal National Park in Gabon.The Sirdavidia solannona tree is 6 m tall but has a trunk diameter of less than 10 cm.

Umma gumma dragonflies in Gabon are among 60 newly discovered and published dragonfly species.