Kolbasov, Gregory A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3762-1834
Tsao, Yao-Feng
Savchenko, Alexandra S.
Yu, Meng-Chen
Chan, Benny K. K. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-024X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
National Science and Technology Council
Academia Sinica
Article History
Received: 9 December 2025
Revised: 23 February 2026
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
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: No animal testing was performed during this study.
: The collection of ascothoracidans was under the collection permit offered by the Taitung Government for collecting in the Green Island waters.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Holotypes and paratypes were deposited in the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation and Biodiversity Research Museum, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. DNA sequences were deposited in GenBank.
: GAK and BKKC conceived the study and wrote the first draft of the paper, and collected material. YFT conducted the molecular analysis of the manuscript and contributed to the revised drafts, and collected material. ASS and MCY collected material and corrected the revised drafts.