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2020.06.11
We are proud to announce that the scientific paper describing the new species Churaumi actinernid sea anemone that was published in the Japanese journal Zoological Science was awarded with the 2020 Zoological Science Award.
The Zoological Science Award is presented to outstanding research published in the journal Zoological Science that year. The award was announced in December 2019 and was received by the staff of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium with cooperation of Takato Izumi from the University of Tokyo Graduate School, Professor Takuma Fujii from the Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Professor Kensuke Yanagi from the Coastal Branch of the Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba and Professor Toshihiko Fujita from the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo.
※The Churaumi actinernid sea anemone that was described as a new species in the awarded paper is displayed in the Journey into the Deep Sea area on the first floor of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.
※Exhibit may close depending on the condition of the animals.
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
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424 Ishikawa, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture
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