To be recognized as the discoverer of a new species, you must be the first to publish a paper describing the species and present it to a group of your peers. A drawing will accompany the paper representing the Holotype showing the traits your classification is based on. Read an Internet paper describing 2 new plant species. The curriculum content of this project centers around classification traits and taxonomy. Procedure Establish the steps needed to complete the project.
Experienced students produce most of their own planning details.
Establish what materials will be needed and where these materials will be obtained. Establish a timeline listing completion dates for all steps leading up to the final product. You have three class days to complete the project. Decide what phylum, class, order, and family your animal will be in. Give the animal an appropriate genus and species name based on its characteristics.