Dendrogaster adhaerens
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Akahitode-shidamushi was thought to be an already known species, but research showed that it was a new species.
鳥羽水族館
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Akahitode-shidamushi was thought to be an already known species, but research showed that it was a new species.
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The real Dendrogaster adhaerens
- Scientific name
- Dendrogaster adhaerens
- Japanese name
- アカヒトデシダムシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Genus
- Dendrogaster
A crustacean that lives as a parasite inside the body of a sea star called the aka-hitode.
It has been found south of Sagami Bay and in the seas of Fukui, Mie, Wakayama, Yamaguchi and Kumamoto.
Basic data
- Range
- South of Sagami Bay, Fukui, Mie, Wakayama, Yamaguchi, and Kumamoto
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アカヒトデシダムシ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — アカヒトデシダムシChecked: 2026-11-04
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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