Two new pygmy #squids discovered among the #corals of #Japan https://phys.org/news/2023-10-pygmy-squids-corals-japan.html paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-023-04305-1

"The scientific names take inspiration from #JapaneseFolklore. Idiosepius #kijimuna is named after the short, red-haired forest #fairies that live in the #banyan trees of #Okinawa... The #Kodama genus is named after the round-headed spirits that live in ancient #trees, whose presence indicate a healthy forest."