original description
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). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 100(4): 537-558., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315420000429
note: Description: pp. 541-543, figs 1-4, tabs 1-2.
The source says: First published online: 15 June 2020. [details] Available for editors
Holotype ICHUM 5976, geounit Ryukyu Islands [details]
Paratype ICHUM 5977 - 5982, geounit Ryukyu Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "The species name comes from gama (‘cave’), a word from the Okinawan local language, referring to the species’ type locality." [details]