SA iNaturalists - March 2020 Update

This month 170 users added 4,557 observations with 122 species observed for the first time, bringing our totals to 82,795 observations of 5,450 species.

There were 51 first time observers in South Australia bringing the total to 1,693. This number was boosted by a time zone fix which had been excluding a number of new users from the total.

The number of species observed in SA continues to climb at a steady rate, but this is primarily due to the increasing number of observers uploading ever more observations. The average number of observations required for each new species added in SA continues to decline. In 2016 every 8th observations was a new species, in 2017 it was every 10th observation, in 2018 every 21st observation and in 2019 every 32nd observation. The trend continues in 2020 with every 36th observation adding a new species to the SA total.

Top 10 observers for the month: cobaltducks (766), davidsando (734), davemmdave (385), mtank (371), wattlebird (202), stephen169 (190), mendacott (177), rfoster (133), anthonypaul (76), ellurasanctuary (72).

Top 10 identifiers of observations in SA for the month: ellurasanctuary (618), thebeachcomber (454), cobaltducks (316), alan_dandie (315), ethmostigmus (201), davemmdave (179), twan3253 (163), vicfazio3 (157), asimakis_patitsas (156), reiner (105).








Observations Made in March 2020

Common Name Taxon Observations Species Most Observed This Month
Vertebrates
Birds Aves 845 151 36 x Gymnorhina tibicen (Magpie)
Mammals Mammalia 46 13 14 x Macropus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo)
Reptiles Reptilia 80 29 10 x Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko)
Amphibians Amphibia 15 7 4 x Litoria ewingii (Ewing's Tree Frog)
Ray-finned Fishes Actinopterygii 172 73 9 x Scorpis aequipinnis (Sea Sweep)
Cartilaginous Fishes Elasmobranchii 9 7 2 x Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Port Jackson Shark)
Insects
Flies Diptera 105 39 8 x Villa sp.
Dragonflies & Damselflies Odonata 38 8 14 x Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald)
Beetles Coleoptera 111 47 5 x Harmonia conformis (Large Spotted Ladybird)
Bees, Ants & Wasps Hymenoptera 146 50 14 x Apis mellifera (European Honey Bee)
Butterflies & Moths Lepidoptera 670 146 40 x Achyra affinitalis (Cotton Web Spinner)
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids Orthoptera 57 17 6 x Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper)
Earwigs Dermaptera 3 2 1 x Labidura sp.
Antlions, Lacewings, & Allies Neuroptera 22 6 9 x Myrmeleon sp.
Stick Insects Phasmida 0 0 No observations this month
Barklice & Booklice Psocodea 2 1 2 x Psocodea sp.
Caddisflies Trichoptera 3 1 2 x Trichoptera sp.
Cockroaches & Termites Blattodea 12 6 2 x Ellipsidion sp.
Mantises Mantodea 11 4 4 x Orthodera ministralis (Australian Green Mantis)
True Bugs, Hoppers & Aphids Hemiptera 49 21 6 x Melanerythrus mactans
Other Animals
Mollusc Mollusca 238 83 11 x Cellana tramoserica (Variegated Limpet)
Echinoderms Echinodermata 31 14 5 x Pentagonaster duebeni (Biscuit Star)
Comb Jellies Ctenophora 0 0 No observations this month
Cnidarians Cnidaria 37 13 6 x Oulactis sp.
Bryozoans Bryozoa 6 4 2 x Mucropetraliella sp.
Sponges Porifera 39 6 3 x Aplysilla rosea (Encrusting Rose Sponge)
Flatworms Platyhelminthes 2 1 1 x Leptoplanoidea sp.
Ribbon Worms Nemertea 2 1 2 x Baseodiscus delineatus
Hemichordates Hemichordata 0 0 No observations this month
Peanut Worms Sipuncula 0 0 No observations this month
Crustacean Crustacea 85 27 9 x Ozius truncatus (Rock Crab)
Sea Squirts Tunicata 118 11 6 x Distaplia sp.
Clitellates Clitellata 1 1 1 x Lumbricus terrestris (Common Earthworm)
Polychaete Worms Polychaeta 17 7 2 x Megasyllis corruscans
Springtails Entognatha 1 1 1 x Poduromorpha sp.
Sea Spiders Pycnogonida 1 1 1 x Pycnogonidae (Small Sea Spiders)
Centipedes Chilopoda 7 3 3 x Scolopendra laeta
Millipedes Diplopoda 4 1 4 x Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede)
Spiders, Scorpions & Mites Arachnida 98 45 4 x Apricia jovialis (Jovial Jumping Spider)
Plants
Red Algae Rhodophyta 16 7 3 x Asparagopsis taxiformis
Green Algae Chlorophyta 9 4 3 x Caulerpa brownii (Sea Rimu)
Mosses Bryophyta 10 2 4 x Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-Moss)
Liverworts Marchantiophyta 1 1 1 x Marchantiophyta sp.
Hornworts Anthocerotophyta 0 0 No observations this month
Flowering Plants: Dicots Magnoliopsida 1,112 299 100 x Eucalyptus fasciculosa
Flowering Plants: Monocots Liliopsida 167 64 22 x Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass)
Conifers Pinopsida 5 3 1 x Callitris verrucosa (Scrub Cypress-Pine)
Ferns Polypodiopsida 8 3 5 x Pteridium esculentum (Austral Bracken)
Other Kingdoms
Bacteria Bacteria 2 1 2 x Cyanobacteria sp.
Protozoans Protozoa 1 1 1 x Mycetozoa sp.
Kelp & Diatoms Chromista 22 7 7 x Cystophora sp.
Fungi Fungi 59 21 4 x Pisolithus arhizus (Horse Dung Fungus)

(Data used for this post taken on the 3rd of April. It excludes any observations from March that are uploaded after this date)

הועלה ב-אפריל 3, 2020 04:43 לפנה"צ על ידי cobaltducks cobaltducks

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