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Study Reveals Thousands of Previously Undocumented Species in Ecuador's Chocó

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A study published in Scientific Data documented nearly 7,850 distinct genetic units of arthropods in Ecuador's Mashpi-Tayra Reserve during one year of sampling, with 96% being endemic to the area, revealing vast tropical biodiversity previously unknown to science.

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Many of these genetic units may represent species new to science but not yet formally described.

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Study Reveals Thousands of Previously Undocumented Species in Ecuador's Chocó

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