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Benimakia tengusacola Hadorn & Chino, 2025
1826408 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1826408)
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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hadorn, R. & Chino, M. (2025). Two new <i>Benimakia</i> (Buccinoidea: Fasciolariidae) from Japan. <em>Venus.</em> 83(1-4): 15-26., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venus.83.1-4_15
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Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Inatori, east coast of Izu Peninsula,...
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality Inatori, east coast of Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka, Japan. [details]
Etymology Tengusa is a general term for seaweed belonging to the red algae family Aligadaceae, of which Gelidium elegans Kützing,...
Etymology Tengusa is a general term for seaweed belonging to the red algae family Aligadaceae, of which Gelidium elegans Kützing, 1868 is a representative. It occurs at depths of 5–15 m in southern Japan and on which this new Benimakia species lives. Local fishery divers collect the weed to make agar, a gelatinous substance used in food (jelly food strip material “kanten” or “tokoroten”). -cola means “to dwell on or in something” in Latin. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Benimakia tengusacola Hadorn & Chino, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1826408 on 2025-09-12
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Hadorn, R. & Chino, M. (2025). Two new <i>Benimakia</i> (Buccinoidea: Fasciolariidae) from Japan. <em>Venus.</em> 83(1-4): 15-26., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venus.83.1-4_15
page(s): 22, figs 14–17, 19, 23 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 22, figs 14–17, 19, 23 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Tengusa is a general term for seaweed belonging to the red algae family Aligadaceae, of which Gelidium elegans Kützing, 1868 is a representative. It occurs at depths of 5–15 m in southern Japan and on which this new Benimakia species lives. Local fishery divers collect the weed to make agar, a gelatinous substance used in food (jelly food strip material “kanten” or “tokoroten”). -cola means “to dwell on or in something” in Latin. [details]Type locality Inatori, east coast of Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka, Japan. [details]
