Taxa described in 2018

Sumaterana, commonly known as Sumatran cascade frogs, is a genus of true frogs in the family Ranidae endemic to the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Species inhabit fast-flowing streams found in primary or secondary forests.

Thelenellaceae is a family of lichen-forming fungi. It is the sole family in the monotypic order Thelenellales, and contains three genera and about 50 species.

Sinodraconarius is a genus of spiders in the subfamily Coelotinae of the family Agelenidae. The genus was established in 2018 and is endemic to Southwest China, specifically found in Tibet and Yunnan Province.

genus of plants

Hoilungia is a genus that contains one of the simplest animals and belongs to the phylum Placozoa. Described in 2018, it has only one named species, H. hongkongensis, although there are possible other species. The animal superficially resembles another placozoan, Trichoplax adhaerens, but genetically distinct from it as mitochondrial DNA analysis revealed.

Ornodolomedes, commonly known as rainforest sprites, is a genus of Australian spiders in the family Dolomedidae. The genus and its ten known species were described by Robert Raven & Wendy Hebron in 2018.

Mummenhoffia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.

Umbyquyra is a genus of South American tarantulas first described in 2018 by Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas. They are found exclusively in Brazil and Bolivia. The name Umbyquyra derives from the words "pointed bird beak" in the native Tupi language, which makes reference to the palpal bulb.

Rachunia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.

Zoopagomyceta is a subkingdom of fungi proposed in 2018. It is equivalent to the phylum Zoopagomycota in the original sense proposed in 2016.

Mucoromyceta is a subkingdom of fungi which includes the divisions Calcarisporiellomycota, Glomeromycota, Mortierellomycota and Mucoromycota. This enormous group includes almost all molds.