A comprehensive taxonomic list of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, with a description of a rare species, Dougaloplus echinatus (Amphiuridae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.5
Abstract: The ophiuroid species listed were collected by benthic faunal surveys from 2016 to 2018 in submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan. The material includes 20 species from 8 families, Amphiuridae, Ophiocomidae, Ophiodermatidae, Ophiolepididae,… read more here.
Keywords: islands southwestern; ryukyu islands; caves ryukyu; southwestern japan ... See more keywords
New lithistid sponge of the genus Sollasipelta (Porifera, Demospongiae,Tetractinellida, Neopeltidae) from submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands,southwestern Japan, with redescription of S. sollasi
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5285.2.4
Abstract: A new species of ‘lithistid’ (rock sponge) Sollasipelta subterranea sp. nov. is described from near-shore submarine caves of Okinawa and Shimoji Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan. This new species is characterized by the smooth… read more here.
Keywords: submarine caves; sponge; genus; ryukyu islands ... See more keywords