Osaka Museum of Natural History

Recent papers from Osaka Museum of Natural History

1. Sibling species of the Cotesia inducta complex ( Hymenoptera: Braconidae ) sympatrically parasitising heterogeneous lycaenid larvae associated with antsEntomological Science · 2026
2. A new species of Antarctodius (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Odiidae) associated with a sea urchin Clypeaster japonicusPlankton and Benthos Research · 2026
3. Re-evaluation of the distribution of Monactinus biwaensis based on quantitative morphological analysis of extant and fossil specimensPlankton and Benthos Research · 2026
4. Nationwide survey on nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium abscessus in patients with tracheostomies in JapanJournal of Hospital Infection · 2026
5. Three New Species of the Genus Iphimedia from Japan (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Iphimediidae)Species Diversity · 2026
6. The importance of citizens' communities around museums for building new activities and science communication.2019
7. Marine nonnative species in Japanese waters: Results of the two questionnaire surveys conducted in 2002–2003 and 2022–2023Japanese journal of benthology · 2025
8. Adult longevity may be reflected in the body size of morph types of Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the fieldJournal of Natural History · 2026
9. Lobatoradarea, a new genus of the family Calliopiidae Sars, 1895 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Japan, with descriptions of ten new speciesZootaxa · 2025
10. Is Luciogobius dormitoris (Perciformes: Gobiidae) a valid species? Comparative morphology of two subterranean species of the genus LuciogobiusJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity · 2025
11. Two distinct genetic lineages of Drunella trispina (Uéno, 1928) (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae) cohabit but are reproductively isolated in Kyoto, JapanAquatic Insects · 2025
12. Fungicide sensitivity of Mycovellosiella nattrassii isolates from eggplants in Osaka Prefecture, JapanAnnual Report of The Kansai Plant Protection Society · 2025
13. Echoes from the Miocene: tracing the anatomy and phylogeny of Prosqualodon australis (Cetacea: Odontoceti)Journal of Systematic Palaeontology · 2025
14. What factors control the distribution of aquatic palynomorphs in surface sediments of Osaka Bay, central Japan? With special reference to the cysts of Alexandrium catenella/pacificum (Dinophyceae)Paleontological Research · 2025
15. Smithian-aged (Early Triassic, Early Olenekian) crinoid ossicles from exotic limestone blocks in the lower part of the Thaynes Formation at Crittenden Springs, Elko County, NevadaPaleontological Research · 2025
16. Melita panda, a new species of Melitidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from JapanZooKeys · 2024
17. Cox1 -based phylogeny of Eastern Palearctic Drunella (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae), description of new species and redescription of D. cryptomeria (Imanishi)Systematics and Biodiversity · 2024
18. A new platanistoid (Odontoceti: Squalodelphinidae) from the Early Miocene of JapanJournal of Systematic Palaeontology · 2024
19. A Hadrosauroid Vertebra from the Upper Cretaceous Izumi Group, Kagawa Prefecture, JapanPaleontological Research · 2024
20. Curidia japonica sp. nov., the First Species of the Family Ochlesidae from the Northwest Pacific (Crustacea: Amphipoda)Species Diversity · 2024