1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Trematodes from Coastal Fishes of the Ryukyu Islands.
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07640942
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
系統・分類
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| Research Institution | National Science Museum. |
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Principal Investigator |
MACHIDA Masaaki National Science Museum, Department of Zoology, Dean., 動物研究部, 部長 (40000129)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1996
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| Keywords | Ryukyu Islands / marine fish / trematodes / systematics / fauna |
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| Research Abstract |
The Ryukyu Islands have a known coastal fish fauna of 1,200 species. The 1,200 fishes are likely to harbor some 2,000 species of digenean trematodes. A total of 117 species of digeneans have previously been collected, that is, only 6% of digeneans are known from the Ryukyus. Digeneans of the Ryukyus seem to belong to the Indo-Pacific fauna. This could be expected given the fact that the fish are similary related. More collecting and identifying of the parasites need to be done in this area.
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