Names per year
Introduction
This page lists the number of ☞ taxon names proposed per year. The counts only consider names that are ☞ validly published under the ☞ ICNP. Counts in parentheses refer to the number of such names that are currently treated as the ☞ correct name in LPSN. The year given is the year of the valid publication of each name.
For the approximate number of taxonomic proposals per country see the page on corresponding authors . For the overall number of taxon names, see the page on numbers in LPSN. For the number of species per genus see the page on the largest genera .
2026
species: 844 (831) — genus: 110 (85) — family: 19 (12) — subspecies: 12 (12) — order: 3 (3) — class: 2 (2) — phylum: 1 (1)
2025
species: 1177 (1147) — genus: 193 (140) — family: 32 (17) — subspecies: 18 (16) — order: 11 (6) — class: 4 (3) — subgenus: 2 (2) — phylum: 1 (1)
2024
species: 962 (908) — genus: 173 (125) — family: 171 (47) — order: 82 (14) — class: 25 (7) — subspecies: 13 (12) — phylum: 6 (4) — kingdom: 5 (5) — domain: 2 (2) — suborder: 1 (1)
2023
species: 1067 (1003) — genus: 176 (148) — family: 54 (30) — order: 14 (8) — subspecies: 13 (12) — phylum: 6 (4) — class: 4 (2) — kingdom: 1 (1)
2022
species: 1042 (951) — genus: 162 (135) — family: 20 (14) — class: 8 (8) — order: 6 (6) — subspecies: 3 (3) — phylum: 1 (1) — subgenus: 1 (1)
2021
species: 1150 (1014) — genus: 205 (174) — phylum: 42 (37) — family: 34 (23) — subspecies: 14 (14) — order: 11 (4) — class: 3 (1)
2020
species: 1258 (1082) — genus: 250 (227) — family: 117 (85) — order: 40 (24) — class: 24 (18) — subspecies: 10 (9) — suborder: 1 (1)
2019
species: 884 (725) — genus: 129 (113) — family: 17 (16) — subspecies: 9 (8) — order: 3 (3)
2018
species: 780 (653) — genus: 129 (118) — family: 31 (27) — order: 13 (13) — class: 7 (7) — subspecies: 6 (4) — subgenus: 3 (3)
2017
species: 1125 (970) — genus: 167 (158) — family: 23 (20) — subspecies: 12 (8) — order: 10 (10) — class: 5 (3)
2016
species: 1176 (981) — genus: 199 (186) — family: 36 (35) — subspecies: 13 (8) — order: 11 (9) — class: 4 (3)
2015
species: 1155 (944) — genus: 167 (152) — family: 23 (22) — order: 21 (16) — subspecies: 19 (12) — class: 1 (1) — subgenus: 1 (1)
2014
species: 958 (787) — genus: 162 (153) — family: 21 (19) — subspecies: 18 (14) — order: 15 (15) — class: 4 (4)
2013
species: 1042 (842) — genus: 154 (143) — family: 18 (17) — subspecies: 18 (12) — class: 10 (10) — order: 10 (10) — suborder: 2 (2)
2012
species: 726 (609) — genus: 100 (94) — family: 26 (24) — subspecies: 14 (6) — class: 9 (9) — order: 8 (8)
2011
species: 692 (574) — genus: 105 (98) — subspecies: 14 (8) — family: 11 (11) — order: 3 (3) — class: 2 (2) — suborder: 1 (1)
2010
species: 685 (562) — genus: 105 (92) — family: 25 (23) — subspecies: 12 (6) — order: 9 (9) — class: 7 (7) — subclass: 1 (1)
2009
species: 740 (600) — genus: 112 (105) — family: 12 (9) — subspecies: 11 (8) — order: 7 (6) — class: 2 (2) — suborder: 2 (1)
2008
species: 678 (543) — genus: 117 (106) — subspecies: 14 (12) — family: 11 (9) — order: 5 (5) — class: 1 (1)
2007
species: 740 (572) — genus: 135 (124) — subspecies: 9 (6) — family: 8 (7) — order: 6 (5) — class: 3 (3) — suborder: 3 (3)
2006
species: 686 (527) — genus: 118 (96) — family: 38 (33) — order: 19 (16) — subspecies: 14 (12) — class: 6 (6) — suborder: 1 (1)
2005
species: 604 (473) — genus: 103 (92) — family: 20 (17) — order: 12 (10) — subspecies: 10 (8) — class: 1 (1)
2004
species: 498 (377) — genus: 80 (69) — family: 13 (13) — subspecies: 12 (8) — order: 3 (3)
2003
species: 384 (313) — genus: 75 (70) — subspecies: 12 (8) — family: 3 (3) — class: 1 (1) — order: 1 (1)
2002
species: 361 (288) — genus: 70 (64) — class: 41 (17) — order: 22 (12) — family: 14 (13) — subspecies: 6 (4)
2001
species: 301 (225) — genus: 61 (50) — subspecies: 11 (8) — family: 1 (1)
2000
species: 282 (224) — genus: 74 (68) — subspecies: 14 (14) — family: 8 (5)
1999
species: 262 (206) — genus: 80 (70) — subspecies: 13 (8) — family: 4 (4)
1998
species: 208 (166) — genus: 52 (49) — subspecies: 7 (5) — class: 1 (1) — family: 1 (1)
1997
species: 234 (172) — genus: 40 (35) — family: 19 (18) — suborder: 10 (10) — order: 7 (7) — subclass: 5 (5) — subspecies: 5 (3) — class: 1 (0)
1996
species: 207 (148) — genus: 45 (40) — subspecies: 13 (8) — family: 3 (3) — order: 1 (1)
1995
species: 204 (141) — genus: 37 (36) — subspecies: 5 (4) — family: 2 (2) — order: 1 (1)
1994
species: 129 (96) — genus: 40 (32) — subspecies: 11 (6)
1993
species: 161 (114) — genus: 34 (31) — subspecies: 7 (6) — family: 2 (1) — order: 1 (0)
1992
species: 133 (81) — genus: 15 (13) — subspecies: 15 (10) — family: 1 (1)
1991
species: 105 (73) — genus: 21 (18) — family: 5 (4) — subspecies: 5 (3)
1990
species: 156 (100) — genus: 21 (17) — subspecies: 8 (5) — family: 3 (3)
1989
species: 163 (109) — genus: 21 (20) — subspecies: 14 (12) — family: 5 (5) — order: 2 (2)
1988
species: 150 (102) — genus: 27 (25) — subspecies: 11 (9) — class: 3 (1) — family: 1 (1) — order: 1 (1)
1987
species: 110 (71) — genus: 17 (14) — subspecies: 10 (5) — family: 2 (2) — order: 2 (2)
1986
species: 149 (100) — genus: 25 (22) — subspecies: 15 (10) — family: 2 (2)
1985
species: 158 (107) — genus: 27 (22) — subspecies: 14 (8) — subgenus: 1 (1)
1984
species: 151 (95) — genus: 27 (21) — subspecies: 20 (11) — family: 4 (3)
1983
species: 178 (114) — genus: 27 (19) — subspecies: 23 (11) — family: 1 (1)
1982
species: 114 (70) — genus: 12 (11) — subspecies: 12 (7) — family: 3 (2) — order: 1 (1)
1981
species: 110 (69) — genus: 21 (20) — subspecies: 9 (6) — family: 5 (5) — order: 3 (3)
1980
species: 3041 (1803) — subspecies: 331 (188) — genus: 330 (300) — family: 70 (60) — tribe: 24 (24) — order: 23 (20) — class: 9 (7) — subgenus: 4 (4) — suborder: 3 (3) — division: 2 (2) — kingdom: 2 (2) — subclass: 1 (1)
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