
The ~28.5-hour window from May 27 (17:27 UTC) through May 28, 2026 yielded at least 32 confirmed new species across Zootaxa 5821, Phytotaxa 759(2), ZooKeys 1280, MycoKeys 133, PhytoKeys 275, and the European Journal of Taxonomy. The headline find is Plumadraco bankoorum — an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird whose rachis-dominated tail feathers (twice body length) set a record for the clade. Alongside it: Plantago poranensis, a Brazilian plantain known from a single 2003 herbarium sheet never since relocated; Spumacinctus gen. nov., marsh beetles whose pupae develop inside foam bubbles inside bromeliads; and Craticula scientiacivica, a violin-shaped diatom found by Spanish secondary school students.








| Species | Authors | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philocorydoras lophus | Pereira et al. 2026 | Monogenea (fish gill parasite) | AphiaID 1893658; freshwater |
| Ameloblastella conus | Pereira et al. 2026 | Monogenea (fish gill parasite) | AphiaID 1893659; freshwater |
| Skrjabinoclava pharyngophila | Presswell & Bennett in Presswell et al. 2026 | Nematoda (bird parasite) | AphiaID 1893662 |
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