Menagaosagani Hasamieboshi(in japanese)

Menagaosagani Hasamieboshi(in japanese)
Japanese Common Name
Menagaosagani Hasamieboshi
Scientific name
Octolasmis unguisiformis
Taxonomy
Superorder: Thoracica, Family: Poecilasmatidae
Size
Unknown
Species Distribution
It is highly possible that this is an endemic species of Ryukyu Islands; no overseas report of the specimen.
Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Deficient
Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Critically Endangered
This crustacean species mainly inhabits around claw bases of Macrophthalmus spp. In Okinawa prefecture, Okinawa and Yabuchi Islands are the only places where the species was reported in the past. This species is a very unique species of the Order Lepadiformes since it attaches to claws of crabs found in subtidal and low intertidal zones.
Updated March 2019

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