Toshihiko Fujita

Toshihiko Fujita (born 1961), Japanese echinodermologist.

日本語: 敏彦 藤田

• National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 39 taxon names authored by Toshihiko Fujita

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1994

• Fujita, T., Stampanato, S., Jangoux, M. 1994. Belyaevostella hyugaensis, a New Species of Deep-sea Asteroid (Asteroidea, Caymanostellidae) Found on a Sunken Wood from off Southern Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series A (Zoology). 20(4): 183–188. PDF Reference page. 

1997

• Fujita, T., Ishida, Y., Irimura, S. 1997. Ophiuroids Collected from the Deep Waters of Suruga Bay, Central Japan. National Science Museum Monographs 12: 257–268.Reference page. 

2001

• Fujita, T., Hendler, G. 2001. Description of a New Species of Astrophiura (Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea) from Tosa Bay, Japan, and Several of Its Remarkable Anatomical Characteristics. 263–281 pp. In: Fujita, T, Saito, H, Takeda, M.. Deep-Sea Fauna and Pollutants in Tosa Bay. National Science Museum Monographs. 20: 1–380.Reference page. 

2003

• Fujita, T., Kohtsuka, H. 2003. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from Notojima Island and its adjacent waters in the Sea of Japan. Report of the Noto Marine Center. 9: 25–38. [in Japanese with English Abstract] Reference page. 

2004

• Fujita, T., Ishida, Y., Kato, T., Irimura, S. 2004. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) Collected from the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series A (Zoology). 30(4): 191–218. Internet Archive Reference page. 

2005

• Ise, Y. & Fujita, T. 2005. A new species of the boring sponge Cliona (Porifera: Demospongiae: Clionaidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Species Diversity 10(1): 37–43. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.10.37 Reference page. 
• Fujita, T., Irimura, S. 2005. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) collected by R/V Yoko-Maru off southwestern Japan in the East China Sea. National Science Museum Monographs. 29: 357–384. Reference page. 

2009

• Fujita, T., Iwasaki, U., Okanishi, M. 2009. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) of Genus Ophiura Collected from Deep Waters off Pacific Coast of Northern Japan. National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs. 39: 619–653. PDF Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Fujita, T. 2009. A New Species of Asteroschema (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Asteroschematidae) from Southwestern Japan. Species Diversity. 14(2): 115–129. PDF Reference page. 

2010

• Fujita, T., Ishida, Y., Irimura, S. 2010. Ophiacanthidae (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) collected from the sagami Sea, central Japan: A preliminary report. In: Harris, L.G., Böttger, S.A., Walker, C.W., Lesser, M.P. (eds.). Echinoderms: Proceedings of the 12th international echinoderm conference. London: Taylor & Francis. Pp. 193–197. Reference page. 

2011

• Okanishi, M., O’Hara, T.D. & Fujita, T. 2011. A new genus Squamophis of Asteroschematidae (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida) from Australia. ZooKeys 129: 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.129.1202 . Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., O’Hara, T.D. & Fujita, T. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the order Euryalida (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), based on mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61(2): 392–399. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.07.003 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Fujita, T. 2011. Two new species of the subgenus Asteroporpa (Asteromoana) (Ophiuroidea: Euryalida: Gorgonocephalidae) from Japan. Zootaxa. 2751: 25–39. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2751.1.2 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Fujita, T. 2011. A taxonomic review of the genus Astrocharis Koehler (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Asteroschematidae), with a description of a new species. Zoological Science. 28(2): 148–157. DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.148 Reference page. 

2013

• Okanishi, M. & Fujita, T. 2013. Molecular phylogeny based on increased number of species and genes revealed more robust family-level systematics of the order Euryalida (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(3): 566–580. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.07.021 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Olbers, J.M., Fujita, T. 2013. A taxonomic review of the genus Asteromorpha Lütken (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Euryalidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 61(2): 461–480. ResearchGate Internet Archive Reference page. 

2014

• Okanishi, M.; Fujita, T. 2014: A taxonomic review of the genus Asterostegus (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), with the description of a new species. European journal of taxonomy, (76) DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.76 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M.; Fujita, T. 2014: A taxonomic review of the genus Asterostegus (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), with the description of a new species - Corrigendum. European journal of taxonomy, (84) DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.84 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Fujita, T. 2014. A taxonomic review of the genus Astrodia (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Asteronychidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 90(2): 133-146. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315413001331 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Moritaki, T., Fujita, T. 2014. Redescription of an Euryalid Brittle Star, Astroceras coniunctum (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A (Zoology). 40(3): 133–139. Internet Archive Reference page. 

2015

• Woo, S.P., Yasin, Z., Tan, S.H., Kajihara, H. & Fujita, T. 2015. Sea cucumbers of the genus Stichopus Brandt, 1835 (Holothuroidea, Stichopodidae) in Straits of Malacca with description of a new species. ZooKeys 545: 1-26. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.545.6415 Full article Reference page. 
• Martynov, A., Ishida, Y., Irimura, S., Tajiri, R., O’Hara, T.D., Fujita, T. 2015. When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice. PLoS ONE. 10(10): e0139463. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139463 Reference page. 

2017

• Okanishi, M., Fujita, T., Maekawa, Y. & Sasaki, T. 2017. Non-destructive morphological observations of the fleshy brittle star, Asteronyx loveni using micro-computed tomography (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida). ZooKeys 663: 1–19. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.663.11413. Reference page. 
• Woo, S.P., Ogawa, A., Tan, S.H., Yasin, Z., Kajihara, H. & Fujita, T. 2017. A taxonomic revision of the genus Apostichopus (Holothuroidea: Stichopodidae) from Japan. Zootaxa 4350(1): 121–135. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4350.1.7 Reference page. 

2018

• Izumi, T. & Fujita, T. 2018. Description of three new species of Scolanthus (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Edwardsiidae): first records of the genus from Japan. ZooKeys 794: 1–21. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.794.25243 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M. & Fujita, T. 2018. A taxonomic review of the genus Astrodendrum (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida, Gorgonocephalidae) with description of a new species from Japan. Zootaxa 4392(2): 289–310. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4392.2.4 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Sentoku, A., Martynov, A., Fujita, T. 2018. A new cryptic species of Asteronyx Müller and Troschel, 1842 (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), based on molecular phylogeny and morphology, from off Pacific Coast of Japan. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 274: 14-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2018.03.001 Reference page. 

2019

• Izumi, T. & Fujita, T. 2019. Two species of Edwardsia having gigantic nematocysts, E. aff. tuberculata and E. alternobomen sp. nov. (Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Actiniaria; Edwardsiidae) from Japan. Zootaxa 4661(3): 533–544. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.3.7 Reference page. 
• Ise, Y., Woo, S.P., Tan, S.H. & Fujita, F. 2019. First record of Hamacantha (Porifera, Demospongiae, Merliida, Hamacanthidae) from Japan, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4657(3): 474–482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4657.3.3 Reference page. 
• Woo, S.P., Kajihara, H., Byrne, M., Fujita, T. 2019. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus of sea cucumbers from Australia, with two new combinations (Holothuroidea, Stichopodidae). Marine Biodiversity. 49(6): 2499–2518. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-019-00974-8 Reference page. 

2020

• Imahara, Y., Chavanich, S., Viyakarn, V., Kushida, Y., Reimer, J.D. & Fujita, T. 2020. Two new species of the genus Chironephthya (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nidaliidae, Siphonogorgiinae) from the Gulf of Thailand. Zootaxa 4780(2): 324–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.2.6 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Kohtsuka, H., Fujita, T. 2020. A taxonomic review of the genus Astrocladus (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida, Gorgonocephalidae) from Japanese coastal waters. PeerJ. 8:e9836. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9836 Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. & Fujita, T. 2020. New species and occurrence records of Japanese Solasteridae and Ganeriidae including a new species of Paralophaster from the North Pacific with an overview of Hyalinothrix. Zootaxa. 4750(1): 67–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.4 Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Kato, M., Watanabe, H.K., Chen, C., Fujita, T. 2020. Large populations of two new species of Ophiambix (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) discovered on Japanese hot vents and cold seeps. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68: 196–213. DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0017 Reference page. 

2021

• Arai, M., Fujita, T. 2021. Sea stars of families Ophidiasteridae and Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the mesophotic zone of the Ogasawara Islands, including two new species. Species Diversity. 26(1): 7-21. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.26.7 Reference page. 
• Kobayashi, I., Kohtsuka, H., Fujita, T. 2021. Two new deep-sea species of the genus Henricia (Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Echinasteridae) from Japanese waters. Zootaxa. 4903(1): 89-104. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.5 Reference page. 

2022

• Kobayashi, I., Yamamoto, M., Fujiwara, Y., Tsuchida, S., Fujita, T. 2022. First Record of the Family Myxasteridae (Asteroidea: Velatida) from Western North Pacific with Description of a New Species of Asthenactis. Species Diversity. 27(2): 251–258. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.27.251 Reference page. 
• Ogawa, A., Kremenetskaia, A., Hiruta, S.F., Shibata, Y., Narimatsu, Y., Miki, S., Morita, T., Tsuchida, S., Fujiwara, Y., Fujita, T. 2022. Rehabilitation of two deep-sea holothurian species in genus Pannychia from the northwest Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 202: 105099. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105099 Reference page. 
• Ishida, Y., Trinh, H.T., Thuy, B., Numberger-Thuy, L.D., Komatsu, T., Doan, H.D., Nguyen, M.T., Shigeta, Y., Fujita, T. 2022. A New Genus and Species of Brittle Star (Ophiuroidea: Ophioleucida) from the Upper Triassic (Carnian) of Northern Vietnam. Paleontological Research. 27(2): 147–159. DOI: 10.2517/PR210014 Reference page. 
• Ishida, Y., Thuy, B., Nam, G.-S., Martynov, A., Fujita, T., Kim, J.-H. 2022. A New Species of Ophiura (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from Miocene Deep-Sea Deposits in the Pohang Basin, Korea. Paleontological Research. 26(1): 18–30. DOI: 10.2517/pr200002 .Reference page. 

2023

• Kobayashi, I., Fujita, T. 2023. A New Shallow-water Species of the Genus Odontohenricia from Northern Japan (Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Echinasteridae). Species Diversity. 28(1): 45–50. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.28.45 Reference page. 
• Ishida, Y., Tagiri, M., Kato, T., Tsunoda, S., Nakajima, Y., Thuy, B., Numberger-Thuy, L.D., Fujita, T. 2023. The New Brittle-Star Species Stegophiura takaisoensis (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from the Pliocene of Ibaraki Prefecture, Central Japan. Paleontological Research. 28(12): 82–96. DOI: 10.2517/PR220028 Reference page. 
• Virgili, R., Poliseno, A., Fujita, T., Pratama, G.A., Fernandez-Silva, I., Reimer, J.D. 2023. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dorometra Clark, 1917 (Crinoidea: Comatulida: Antedonidae): a new genus and new insights for future taxonomic revisions of Antedonidae. Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1): 2192209. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2023.2192209 . Reference page. 

2024

• Mah, C.L., Kogure, Y., Fujita, T. & Higashiji, T. 2024. New Taxa and Occurrences of Mesophotic and Deep-sea Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) from Okinawa and adjacent regions. Zootaxa 5403(1): 1–41. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.1.1. Reference page. 
• Kobayashi, I., Hibino, M., Yamamoto, M., Fujita, T. 2024. Description of a new Luidia species (Asteroidea: Paxillosida: Luidiidae) from Japan with molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Luidia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 104: e22. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315424000158 . Reference page. 
• Pratama, G.A., Virgili, R., Reimer, J.D., Fujita, T. 2024. Nesometra integra, a New Species of Feather Star (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comatulida: Antedonidae) from Southern Japan and Western Australia. Species Diversity 29(2): 255–268. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.29.255 . Reference page. 

2025

• Kobayashi, I., Yamamoto, M., Arai, M., Woo, S.P., Fujita, T. 2025. Description of a New Species of Aquilonastra (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Asterinidae) from Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Species Diversity 30(1): 11–16. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.30.11 . Reference page.