Here are the top ten new species of 2018, presented by their name and where they were found.<br /><br />Protist (Ancoracysta twista)<br />Location: An aquarium in San Diego
Here are the top ten new species of 2018, presented by their name and where they were found.

Protist (Ancoracysta twista)
Location: An aquarium in San Diego
Denis V. Tiknonenkov
Atlantic forest tree (Dinizia jueirana-facao) <br />Location: Brazil
Atlantic forest tree (Dinizia jueirana-facao)
Location: Brazil
Gwilym P. Lewis
Amphipod (Epimeria Quasimodo)<br />Location: Antarctic Ocean
Amphipod (Epimeria Quasimodo)
Location: Antarctic Ocean
Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz/Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Baffling beetle (Nymphister kronaueri)Location: Costa Rica
Baffling beetle (Nymphister kronaueri)Location: Costa Rica
D. Kronauer
Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)Location: Sumatra, Indonesia
Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)Location: Sumatra, Indonesia
Andrew Walmsley
Swire's snailfish (Pseudoliparis swirei)Location: Western Pacific Ocean
Swire's snailfish (Pseudoliparis swirei)Location: Western Pacific Ocean
Mackenzie Gerringer/Univ. of Washington/Schmidt Ocean Institute
Heterotrophic flower (Sciaphila sugimotoi)Location: Ishigaki Island, Japan
Heterotrophic flower (Sciaphila sugimotoi)Location: Ishigaki Island, Japan
Takaomi Sugimoto
Volcanic bacterium (Thiolava veneris)Location: Canary Islands
Volcanic bacterium (Thiolava veneris)Location: Canary Islands
Miquel Canals/University of Barcelona
Marsupial lion (Wakaleo schouteni)Location: Australia
Marsupial lion (Wakaleo schouteni)Location: Australia
Illustration by Peter Schouten
Cave beetle (Xuedytes bellus)Location: China
Cave beetle (Xuedytes bellus)Location: China
Sunbin Huang and Mingyi Tian