When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice

• Alexander Martynov ,

  * E-mail: martynov@zmmu.msu.ru

  Affiliation Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

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• Yoshiaki Ishida,

  Affiliation National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan

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• Seiichi Irimura,

  Affiliation National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan

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• Rie Tajiri,

  Affiliation Department of Earth Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Timothy O’Hara,

  Affiliation Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Toshihiko Fujita

  Affiliation National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan

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