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A new species of shrimp found on Sugashima Island, Japan

09.30.25 | Kyoto University
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A new species of shrimp
A new species of shrimp,Leucothoe limidicola Credit: Hiroki Nakajima

Zootaxa

10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.6

Observational study

Animals

A new species of the genus Leucothoe Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Leucothoidae) associated with a limid bivalve from Sugashima Island, Japan

26-Sep-2025

Keywords

Animals Arthropods Crustaceans Discovery Research Ecology Marine Biology

Article Information

Journal
Zootaxa
DOI
10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.6
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
Animals
Article Publication Date
2025-09-26
Article Title
A new species of the genus Leucothoe Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Leucothoidae) associated with a limid bivalve from Sugashima Island, Japan

Contact Information

Whitney Hubbell
Kyoto University
hubbell.whitney.4a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Source

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Original Source
https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5696.4.6

How to Cite This Article

APA:
Kyoto University. (2025, September 30). A new species of shrimp found on Sugashima Island, Japan. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDEYWR8/a-new-species-of-shrimp-found-on-sugashima-island-japan.html
MLA:
"A new species of shrimp found on Sugashima Island, Japan." Brightsurf News, Sep. 30 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDEYWR8/a-new-species-of-shrimp-found-on-sugashima-island-japan.html.