A new species of shrimp discovered in swimming beach of Japan

On 12/22/2015, Chiba prefectural government announced they discovered a new species of Shrimp in the coastal area of Chiba prefecture.

From May of 2013 to August of 2015, it was discovered by Komai,a researcher of Natural History Museum and Institute in Chiba.

The samples were collected in the south part of Tokyo Bay and also Kumamoto prefecture too.

The sampling locations were swimming beach to surprise the researcher himself. It’s 4cm long and named “Alpheus ikedosoma”.

The researcher comments it is a sort of Alpheidae, but a very unique species to have the special features of two different species. It lives in the nest of Ikedosoma.

The discovery was covered by the international zoological magazine “Zootaxa” issued on 12/15/2015.

http://www2.chiba-muse.or.jp/?page_id=787

http://www2.chiba-muse.or.jp/?action=common_download_main&upload_id=17821

http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/kyouiku/bunkazai/press/2015-2/20151222.html

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/z04058p111f.pdf

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