Two new species of land mollusks on Sint Maarten
Two new species of land mollusks on Sint Maarten
In follow-up of a species list of Sint Maarten, Anguilla and St. Barts published in 2020, the first author...
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Update of species with conservation value in the Dutch Caribbean Species Register
Update of species with conservation value in the Dutch Caribbean Species Register
The Special Species List was last updated in December of 2020. Although not a complete species list, this...
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New subspecies of a non-marine mollusk found on Sint Maarten
New subspecies of a non-marine mollusk found on Sint Maarten
The non-marine malacofauna of St. Maarten is critically revised. Forty-seven terrestrial taxa and 7 freshwater... -
Collecting trip to Sint Eustatius results in 15 new beetles for the Dutch Caribbean Islands
Collecting trip to Sint Eustatius results in 15 new beetles for the Dutch Caribbean Islands
In February and March 2020 Jan-Joost Mekkes visited St. Eustatius to collect various insect groups. The... -
Meet Bonaire's seeweeds
Meet Bonaire's seeweeds
Macroalgae are large algae, also called seaweeds, that are typically divided in three major groups: red... -
40 New fish species for Sint Eustatius
40 New fish species for Sint Eustatius
In March-May 2020, two experienced citizen scientists completed 62 SCUBA dives at St. Eustatius and recorded... -
Ants of the Dutch Caribbean
Ants of the Dutch Caribbean
Between 2015 and 2020, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center updated the local ant species lists... -
Finally, black morph Cyphoma gets its rightful name
Finally, black morph Cyphoma gets its rightful name
The gastropod-species described by Felix Lorenz in an article in Acta Conchylliorum is known for many years...
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Two new birds (common swift and white-winged tern) recorded on Bonaire in 2020
Two new birds (common swift and white-winged tern) recorded on Bonaire in 2020
In 1983, when the second edition of ‘Birds of The Netherlands Antilles’ by Dr. K.H. Voous was published, the... -
Three not yet reported land snail species from Saba and St. Martin (Dutch Caribbean), collected in 1991
Three not yet reported land snail species from Saba and St. Martin (Dutch Caribbean), collected in 1991
During a one-day visit tot Saba in 1991 seven species of terrestrial snails were collected. All shells were... -
Citizens and tourists needed to identify manta's and rays
Citizens and tourists needed to identify manta's and rays
DCNA has partnered with the Caribbean Islands Manta Conservation Program, a Manta Trust project, and... -
Updated catalogue of more than 350 beetles of the Dutch Caribbean
Updated catalogue of more than 350 beetles of the Dutch Caribbean
In December 2020, a beetle catalogue of the Dutch Caribbean was published in the Dutch journal 'Tijdschrift...
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New water beetle (Copelatus posticatus) found on Saba
New water beetle (Copelatus posticatus) found on Saba
A small predatory beetle was found in a zooplankton sample taken in Lake Saba. This is the first sighting of... -
Dutch Caribbean Species register at GBIF webportal
Dutch Caribbean Species register at GBIF webportal
Since May 4th 2021 the Dutch Caribbean Species register is visible online at the GBIF webportal. In the...
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New mollusc-species of bathyal costellariid from the Caribbean Sea
New mollusc-species of bathyal costellariid from the Caribbean Sea
The Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP), a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Substation... -
New marine Vexillum-gastropod mollusk dug up off the coast of Curaçao
New marine Vexillum-gastropod mollusk dug up off the coast of Curaçao
A new endemic Vexillum species ( Vexillum janae) was recently described in Malacologia bij Tiziano Cossignani... -
Invasive land flatworm Platydemus manokwari found on Sint Maarten
Invasive land flatworm Platydemus manokwari found on Sint Maarten
Platydemus manokwari (New Guinea landflatworm) is an invasive species and a threat to the biodiversity of land... -
38 fungi on goat, rat and donkey dung new for Saba
38 fungi on goat, rat and donkey dung new for Saba
Thirty eight species of the ecologically specialised fungi that grow on herbivore dung were recorded from... -
White-saddled catshark (Scyliorhinus hesperius) new for Bonaire and Curaçao
White-saddled catshark (Scyliorhinus hesperius) new for Bonaire and Curaçao
In 2019, the white-saddled catshark was caught for the first time near Bonaire and Curaçao. The Dutch... -
Information material developed for protected animal and plant species (CITES) in the Caribbean Netherlands
Information material developed for protected animal and plant species (CITES) in the Caribbean Netherlands
For residents and tourists on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius, information material has been developed about... -
New octopus found off the coast of Willemstad, Curaçao
New octopus found off the coast of Willemstad, Curaçao
Since 2011 the Smithsonian Institution’s Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) has been cataloguing the species...