WoRMS taxon details
original description
Shintani, A.; Lee, C.-W.; Tomikawa, K. (2022). Two new species add to the diversity of <em>Eoniphargus</em> in subterranean waters of Japan, with molecular phylogeny of the family Mesogammaridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda). <em>Subterranean Biology.</em>44: 21-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.44.86914 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Cr 30782, geounit Japan [details]
From editor or global species database
Ecology subterranean [details]
Etymology The specific epithet was derived from the names of Mr. Yasuyuki Iwata and Mr. Tomofumi Iwata, who collected the specimens of this new species [details]
Paratype 2 females, 5.3 mm (NSMT-Cr 30783; G1751), and 6.0 mm (NSMT-Cr 30784) [details]
Type locality Sabi River (36.898181°N, 140.012153°E), Imaizumi, Ohtawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan [details]
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Japanese |
Iwata-chikayokoebi |
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