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Table 3 Proportion of publication and new species for each taxon

From: Insights from Zootaxa on potential trends in zoological taxonomic activity

 

% of publication

% of new species

Arthropoda

69

81

Insecta

45

58

Arachnida

10

11

Malacostraca

8

9

Other

6

3

Vertebrata

16

8

Amphibia

5

3

Actinopterygii

4

2

Reptilia

4

1

Chondrichthyes

1

1

Other

2

1

Mollusca

3

3

Platyhelminthes

2

2

Other

10

6

Sum

100

100

  1. Left: n = 735. Right: n = 1416.