Publications by authors named "Maria Soledad Gomez Lopez"
This article reports the geographical and host distribution of the flea Stenoponia tripectinata on the Canary Islands. S. tripectinata is widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa as a parasite of Muridae rodents.
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- The planet has approximately 1.9 million described species, with around 17,000 new ones identified each year, primarily from tropical regions, despite a crisis in taxonomy due to lack of manpower and funding.
- Contrary to common belief, well-studied areas like Europe are also key sources of undiscovered species, with over 770 new multicellular species named annually since the 1950s, contributing to the known 125,000 species in the region.
- Notably, over 60% of these new species are identified by non-professional taxonomists, highlighting the need for better support for amateur contributions to biodiversity research, especially in light of the ongoing Taxonomic Impediment.