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Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, a new species of Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei.

Menno SchilthuizenJonathan P LimAnthonie D P van PeursenMassimiliano AlfanoAwang Bikas JengingDaniele CicuzzaAlexandre EscoubasPierre EscoubasUlmar GrafeJamil JaPeter KoomenAleks KrotoskiDenise LavezzariLaura LimRudie MaarschallFerry SlikDerek SteeleDennis Teck Wah TingIne van ZeelandIva Njunjić
Published in: Biodiversity data journal (2020)
On a field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new caenogastropod species, belonging to the genus Craspedotropis, was discovered by the course participants. The participants decided to name the species Craspedotropis gretathunbergae n. sp., in honour of the climate change activist Greta Thunberg, as caenogastropod land snails, such as this species, are likely to suffer because of climate change.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • human health
  • genetic diversity