During the
Santo 2006 biodiversity survey in
Vanuatu, scientists from 20 countries fanned out across the remote South Pacific island of
Espiritu Santo, examining mountains, forests, caves, reefs, and water for all living organisms. In five months, they collected 10,000 species. Some 2,000 of these may be new to science. About 600 of these were crab species.
Below are several examples of the new species that were found. More pictures and information can be found
here and
here.
Squat lobster:
Pink limpet snails:
Another squat lobster:
Feather star crab:
Sundial snail (already known to science, but interesting):
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