Tiny seahorse among species found in 2008

A pea-sized seahorse, caffeine-free coffee plant, and bacteria that live in hairspray were among the top 10 new species of 2008 announced by scientiststoday. All were unknown to science until experts described them for the first time last year. Other oddities on the list include a tiny snake measuring just four inches, a 22in-long stick insect from Malaysia, and a snail whose shell twists in four directions. A palm that flowers itself to death, a deep blue damselfish, and a 380m-year old fossil fish believe to be the oldest known live-bearing vertebrate complete the list.