This also doesn’t require cold or hot water
The discovery of new species is a testament to the ever-evolving biological communities on our planet and the tenacity of species to adapt to their surroundings. An important part of these discoveries is how names are chosen. These names are usually chosen by the person who discovered the creature and usually reflect some aspect of the new species. Sometimes the best way to represent a newly discovered species is to borrow the name of a fictional character. So what do researchers do when they discover a new species of crustacean that has both males and females? named after this Rumiko TakahashiPopular character Ranma Saotome Ranma1/2.
Ranma 1/2: ©Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan, Apseudes ranma Photo: ©Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
OfficialX (original twitter) occupy Hokkaido University The Faculty of Science reported on July 30 a new species of tanaidacea: aspeudidae, a shrimp-like creature typically 2 to 5 millimeters in size. Nagoya Port Aquarium And named it “Apseudes ranma” after the character “Ranma”.
Hokkaido University Published Japanese and English abstracts of Matsushima and Kakui’s doctoral dissertations on their website. However, the English version was shortened. The two researchers chose the name Apseudus ranma because the new species of tanaidus: aspeudidae has both male and female species. While this is an appropriate name for this new species, Takahashi’s Ranma is not technically both a male and a female. Instead, Ranma exhibits a typically male or female phenotype, depending on the temperature of the water the character is immersed in, transforming into a girl when cold water is thrown on her and a boy when hot water is thrown on her.
Yoshinobu Matsushima, a master’s student in the Faculty of Science, and Takatomo Kadoi, a lecturer in the Department of Biology (Diversity Biology Course), announced that the tarantula-shaped crustacean discovered and raised in a tank at the Nagoya Port Aquarium is a new species. “Ranma 1/2” It was named Ranma Apseudes after Ranma Saotome. Details↓ https://t.co/pp18ogSeCz pic.twitter.com/qhvbjra37d
— Hokkaido University Faculty of Science (@Science_HU) July 30, 2024
Science Facility Master’s student Yoshinobu Matsushima and Dr. Keiichi Tsunoi, lecturer in the Department of Biology (Diversity Biology Course), announced a tanaidacea: aspeudidae crustacean they discovered and raised in the aquarium of the Science Facility. Nagoya Port Aquarium It’s a new species. They named it Apseudes ranma after Saotome Ranma from the manga series Ranma1/2. Details↓https://www2.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/faculty/resear…
Rumiko Takahashi There were no comments on the name Apseudus ranma.
This isn’t the first time a new species has been named after a Takahashi character. In 2014, a species of reaper spider was named “Taito kakera” after a fragment of the Shikon Jade Gemstone Inuyasha. Most recently, in 2020, the Cigaritis syama Lamuae butterfly was Lucky boyHeroine Lum Takahashi is no stranger to characters being used in the names of new species.
Fan-favorite anime and manga character Ranma Saotome will live on under the name of a Tanaidacea: aspeudidae species. And just in time for the remake Ranma1/2 The animated series will premiere in Japan on October 5th. Netflix After broadcast.
Source: Hokkaido Universitywebsite (link 2), Hokkaido UniversityX/twitter Account, Zootaxa (link 2) from Wikipedia
