Kikutaro Baba
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was a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slug
s and bubble snail
s, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.
Kikutaro Baba was married to Mrs. Sonoko Baba. He died of pneumonia
in hospital in Japan on 30 November 2001.
Species:
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s and bubble snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.
Biography
- 1932-1941 Kyushu UniversityKyushu UniversityKyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...
- 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku UniversityOsaka Kyoiku Universityis a national university with headquarters in the city of Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and a branch campus in Tennōji-ku in the prefectural capital city of Osaka. It was established in 1949 by the merger of two predecessor institutions. Its short name is Daikyōdai. The university specializes...
- 1976 - Order of the Rising SunOrder of the Rising SunThe is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
Kikutaro Baba was married to Mrs. Sonoko Baba. He died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
in hospital in Japan on 30 November 2001.
Species
Species described by Kikutaro Baba include:- Eubranchus horii Baba, 1960
- Eubranchus inabai Baba, 1964
- Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960
- Euphurus ornatus Baba, 1937
- Facelina quadrilineata (Baba, 1930)
- Favorinus japonicus Baba, 1949
- Favorinus mirabilis Baba, 1955
- Favorinus perfoliatus Baba, 1949
- Favorinus tsuruganus Baba & Abe, 19
- Glossodoris misakinosibogaeGlossodoris misakinosibogaeGlossodoris misakinosibogae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Baba, 1988 - Goniodoris felis Baba, 1949
- Gymnodoris amakusana (Baba, 1996)
- Gymnodoris nigricolor Baba, 1960
- Gymnodoris okinawae Baba, 1936
- Gymnodoris subflava Baba, 1949
- Halgerda rubicundaHalgerda rubicundaHalgerda rubicunda is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.-References:*...
Baba, 1949 - Hermaea zosteraeHermaea zosteraeHermaea zosterae is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....
(Baba, 1959) - Hermaeina nigra Baba, 1949
- Herviella albida Baba, 1966
- Herviella yatsui (Baba, 1930)
- Hopkinsia hiroi (Baba, 1938)
- Hopkinsia plana (Baba, 1960)
- Hypselodoris kanameHypselodoris kanameHypselodoris kaname is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Zealand.-Description:...
Baba, 1994 - Hypselodoris maritimaHypselodoris maritimaHypselodoris maritima is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from New Caledonia to Japan.-Description:...
(Baba, 1949) - Hypselodoris placidaHypselodoris placidaHypselodoris placida is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...
(Baba, 1949) - Hypselodoris sagamiensisHypselodoris sagamiensisHypselodoris sagamiensis is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...
(Baba, 1949) - Hypselodoris shimodaensis Baba, 1994
- Janolus mirabilis Baba & Abe, 1970
- Janolus toyamensis Baba & Abe, 1970
- Jorunna parva (Baba, 1938)
- Kaloplocamus acutus Baba, 1949
- Lobiger sagamiensisLobiger sagamiensisLobiger sagamiensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.The type locality for this species is Sagami Bay, Japan....
Baba, 1952 - Madrella gloriosa Baba, 1949
- Madrella granlaris Baba, 1949
- Metaruncina setoensis (Baba, 1954)
- Mexichromis multituberculataMexichromis multituberculataMexichromis multituberculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
(Baba, 1953) - Noumea nivalis Baba, 1937
- Aglaja orientalis Baba, 1949
- Aldisa cooperiAldisa cooperiAldisa cooperi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.This demersal nudibranch is found in cold-temperate waters from the intertidal to subtidal zones along the Pacific coast of North America, from the California to Alaska. It has also...
Robilliard & Baba, 1972 - Antonietta janthinaAntonietta janthinaAntonietta janthina is a colourful species of sea slug or aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae.-Description:...
Baba & Hamatani, 1977 - Aplysia kurodai Baba, 1937
- Aplysia sagamiana Baba, 1949
- Aplysiopsis minorAplysiopsis minorAplysiopsis minor is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....
(Baba, 1959) - Aplysiopsis nigraAplysiopsis nigraAplysiopsis nigra is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....
(Baba, 1949) - Aplysiopsis orientalisAplysiopsis orientalisAplysiopsis orientalis is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....
Baba, 1949 - Armina magna Baba, 1955
- Bornella japonica Baba, 1949
- Cadlina japonica Baba, 1937
- Cadlina sagamiensis Baba, 1937
- Carminodoris bifurcata Baba, 1993
- Ceratosoma bicolor Baba, 1949
- Cerberilla asamusiensis Baba, 1940
- Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938
- Chelidonura inornataChelidonura inornataChelidonura inornata is a species of sea slug or headshield slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aglajidae.-External links:* . SeaSlug Forum...
Baba, 1949 - Chelidonura tsurugensis Baba & Abe, 1959
- Cratena affinis (Baba, 1949)
- Crimora lutea Baba, 1949
- Cuthona annulata (Baba, 1949)
- Cuthona diversicolor (Baba, 1975)
- Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937
- Cuthona purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961)
- Dendrodoris elongata Baba, 1936
- Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus Baba, 1976
- Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus Baba, 1949
- Dermatobranchus otome Baba, 1992
- Dermatobranchus primus Baba, 1976
- Dermatobranchus semistriatus Baba, 1949
- Dermatobranchus striatellus Baba, 1949
- Elysia abei Baba, 1955
- Elysia amakusana Baba, 1955
- Elysia kushimotoensis Baba, 1938
- Elysia obtusa Baba, 1938
- Elysia trisinuata Baba, 1949
- Ercolania boodleae (Baba, 1938)
- Ercolania subviridis (Baba, 1959)
- Eubranchopsis virginalis Baba, 1949
- Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949
- Noumea subnivalis Baba, 1987
- Okenia barnardi Baba, 1937
- Okenia distincta Baba, 1940
- Okenia echinata Baba, 1949
- Okenia japonica Baba, 1949
- Okenia plana Baba, 1960
- Petalifera ramosa Baba, 1959
- Phidiana anulifera (Baba, 1949)
- Phyllidia zebrina Baba, 1976
- Phyllodesmium iriomotensePhyllodesmium iriomotensePhyllodesmium iriomotense is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.The specific name iriomotense refres to its type locality, the island Iriomote.- Distribution :...
Baba, 1991 - Phyllodesmium kabiranumPhyllodesmium kabiranumPhyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Phyllodesmium kabiranum includes Japan. The type locality is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan....
Baba, 1991 - Phyllodesmium serratumPhyllodesmium serratumPhyllodesmium serratum is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Phyllodesmium serratum includes Australia, Japan, Tanzania and South Africa....
(Baba, 1949) - Pleurobranchus hirasei Baba, 1971
- Polycera fujitai Baba, 1937
- Polycera japonica Baba, 1949
- Protaeolidiella atra Baba, 1955
- Roboastra luteolineataRoboastra luteolineataRoboastra luteolineata, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. It has been observed as far afield as Japan in the Northern hemisphere and the Poor Knights Islands in New...
(Baba, 1936) - Rostanga risbeci Baba, 1991
- Sagaminopteron ornatum Tokioka & Baba, 1964
- Sakuraeolis enosimensis (Baba, 1930)
- Sakuraeolis sp. Baba, 1965 In: Baba & Hamatani, 1965
- Siphopteron flavum (Tokioka & Baba, 1964)
- Siphopteron fuscum (Baba & Tokioka, 1965)
- Stiliger smaragdinus Baba, 1949
- Stiliger subviridis Baba, 1949
- Tambja amakusana Baba, 1987
- Tambja kushimotoensis Baba, 1987
- Tambja sagamianaTambja sagamianaTambja sagamiana is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. -Distribution:This species occurs in the West Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan and Korea.-Description:...
(Baba, 1955) - Thecacera pictaThecacera pictaThecacera picta is a species of sea slug, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.The type locality is Suruga Bay, Japan....
Baba, 1972 - Thordisa parva Baba, 1938
- Thordisa sanguinea Baba, 1955
- Thorunna florens (Baba, 1949)
- Thuridilla livida (Baba, 1955)
- Thurdilla splendens (Baba, 1949)
- Trapania japonica (Baba, 1935) [Drepania]
- Tritonia insulaeTritonia insulaeTritonia insulae is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....
(Baba, 1955) - Tritoniopsilla alba Baba, 1949
Taxa named in honor of him
Genera:- Babaina Odhner, 1968
- BabakinaBabakinaBabakina is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea.- Taxonomy :Babakina is in the subfamily Babakininae within the family Facelinidae in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Babakina is the type genus of the...
Roller, 1973 - Babiella Risso-Dominguez, 1964
Species:
- Linguella babai Tchang-Si, 1934
- Marionopsis babai Odhner, 1936
- Elysia babai Pruvot-Fol, 1945
- Okenia babai Hamatani, 1961
- Tamanovalva babai Burn, 1965
- Flabellina babai Schmekel, 1970
- Cyerce kikutarobabaiCyerce kikutarobabaiCyerce kikutarobabai is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Caliphyllidae.The specific name kikutarobabai is in honor of the Japanese malacologist Kikutaro Baba.- External links :*...
Hamatani, 1976 - Chelidonura babai Gosliner, 1988
- Phyllidia babaiPhyllidia babaiPhyllidia babai is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Specific name babai is in honor of Japanese malacologist Kikutaro Baba.- Distribution :...
Brunckhorst 1993 - Hypselodoris babaiHypselodoris babaiHypselodoris babai is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Australia to Okinawa.-Description:...
Gosliner & Behrens 2000
External links
- http://slugsite.us/bow/nudwk302.htm
- works by Kikutaro Baba