A new species of sea anemone (Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Sea of Japan: <i>Cribrinopsis japonica</i> sp. nov.

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  • Tsutsui Kenta
    Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University
  • Hatada Yuji
    Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
  • Tsuruwaka Yusuke
    Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

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  • A new species of sea anemone (Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Sea of Japan : Cribrinopsis japonica sp. nov

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A new species of sea anemone from the Sea of Japan is described as Cribrinopsis japonica sp. nov. In Toyama Bay, pinkish-colored anemones have been frequently caught by the local fishermen but never identified. In this study, specimens were collected from the Sea of Japan (36°58'5N, 137°22'7E) between 2010 and 2012. These anemones are identified as a new species of Cribrinopsis differing from known species in the verrucae, cnidae, and the arrangements of tentacles and mesenteries. The species may be confused with C. fernaldi Siebert and Spaulding, 1976, which is reportedly present in the Sea of Japan, but decamerous C. japonica sp. nov. is distinctly different from the hexamerous C. fernaldi.

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  • Plankton and Benthos Research

    Plankton and Benthos Research 9 (4), 197-202, 2014

    The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology

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