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Yamasaki, H.; Fujimoto, S.; Tanaka, H. (2020). Three new meiobenthic species from a submarine cave in Japan: Echinoderes gama, E. kajiharai and E. uozumii (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 100(4): 537-558.
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Yamasaki, H.; Fujimoto, S.; Tanaka, H.
2020
Three new meiobenthic species from a submarine cave in Japan: Echinoderes gama, E. kajiharai and E. uozumii (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida)
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
100(4): 537-558
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North-west Pacific, warm temperate and boreal
Biodiversity, Taxonomic and ecological diversity
Meiobenthos
Morphology
Scanning Electron Microscopy, S.E.M. Pictures
Meiobenthos
Morphology
Scanning Electron Microscopy, S.E.M. Pictures
Echinoderes gama Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020 (original description)
Echinoderes kajiharai Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020 (original description)
Echinoderes uozumii Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020 (original description)
Echinoderes kajiharai Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020 (original description)
Echinoderes uozumii Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020 (original description)
Holotype ICHUM 5976, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes gama Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Paratype ICHUM 5977 - 5982, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes gama Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Holotype ICHUM 5983, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes kajiharai Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Paratype ICHUM 5984 - 5987, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes kajiharai Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Holotype ICHUM 5988, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes uozumii Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Paratype ICHUM 5989 - 5992, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes uozumii Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Paratype ICHUM 5977 - 5982, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes gama Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Holotype ICHUM 5983, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes kajiharai Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Paratype ICHUM 5984 - 5987, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes kajiharai Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Holotype ICHUM 5988, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes uozumii Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Paratype ICHUM 5989 - 5992, geounit Ryukyu Islands, identified as Echinoderes uozumii Yamasaki, Fujimoto & Tanaka, 2020
Etymology
"The species name comes from gama (‘cave’), a word from the Okinawan local language, referring to the ... [details]
Etymology
The species epithet is named after Dr Hiroshi Kajihara, a Japanese taxonomist, for his great contributions to ... [details]
Etymology
The species is named after Ryosuke Uozumi for his contribution to the ecological study of kinorhynchs in Uozumi et ... [details]