[Taxacom] Guess numbers of new taxa described per year?

[Doug Yanega]

On 4/3/19 3:24 AM, Tony Rees wrote:
> I just thought it might be interesting to hear what numbers taxonomists (or
> other biology persons) might guess. I will relay my answers (on genera and
> families that I have in my database) in a little while.
>
When I'm asked (during tours, or conversation with interested laymen), 
the figure I toss out is "At least 5000 new species a year". I expect 
that may be an underestimate, but unless the real number is over 10K 
then I'm happy to use a number like that. ;-)

Peace,

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