MolluscaBase taxon details
Unidentia kiku Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025
1829396 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829396)
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Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Korshunova, T.; Fletcher, K.; Martynov, A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated — how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4): zlaf057: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057
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Type locality contained in Okinawa Island
type locality contained in Okinawa Island [details]
Etymology From Japanese kiku (キク), chrysanthemum, to denote the external similarity of this beautiful new species to the flower...
Etymology From Japanese kiku (キク), chrysanthemum, to denote the external similarity of this beautiful new species to the flower that is iconic in Japanese culture. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Unidentia kiku Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829396 on 2025-09-12
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Korshunova, T.; Fletcher, K.; Martynov, A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated — how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4): zlaf057: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057
page(s): 25, figs 1, 3 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 25, figs 1, 3 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology From Japanese kiku (キク), chrysanthemum, to denote the external similarity of this beautiful new species to the flower that is iconic in Japanese culture. [details]
