Graphic from 2011 State of Observed Species Report (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Graphic from 2011 State of Observed Species Report

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Invertebrates account for nearly 75 percent of the 19,232 species newly known to science in 2009, the most recent calendar year of compilation, according to the 2011 State of Observed Species report released Jan. 18, 2012, by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. More at http://species.asu.edu.

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