New species of spider and goby fish have been found in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa is known worldwide as a location that fosters abundant biological diversity.
This discovery of new species once again reaffirms the idea that Okinawa still holds many species that have yet to be discovered and researched.
Former Professor at the University of the Ryukyus and Doctor of Science Matsuei Shimojana and Researcher Hirotsugu Ono from the Department of Zoology at the National Museum of Nature and Science discovered the “Daitou Cicurina spider,” a spider endemic to Minamidaitou Island.
This spider is a new species that is part of the genus Cicurina and this is the first reported case of this spider being found anywhere in the world.read more
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