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The new species was given the name Damarchus inazuma, in recognition of the rare gynandromorph.
“The species is named after Inazuma, a character from the Japanese manga ‘One Piece,’ known for the ability to change sex between male and female. The Inazuma style is characterized by bilateral asymmetry, presenting distinct coloration with orange on the left side and white on the right side,” Mr Kunsete, Natapot and collaborators wrote in their study. “This color arrangement closely mirrors the sexual dimorphism observed in this species, with males exhibiting white coloration and females displaying orange.”
Very cool background/reference for a species name!
Oh wow we both posted this quote less than 20 seconds apart!!
I thought they really buried one of the ledes, though this species has three cool features
Yeah, the whole story is filled with cool info!
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Ffs and it had to be thailand
Damarchus inazuma
The species is named after Inazuma, a character from the Japanese manga ‘One Piece,’ known for the ability to change sex between male and female. The Inazuma style is characterized by bilateral asymmetry, presenting distinct coloration with orange on the left side and white on the right side,” Mr Kunsete, Natapot and collaborators wrote in their study. “This color arrangement closely mirrors the sexual dimorphism observed in this species, with males exhibiting white coloration and females displaying orange.”
The title feels a bit misleading or perhaps poorly worded; the species doesn’t normally have the half male half female variant. I read the entire thing and it mentions males and females of the species but doesn’t focus a lot on this specific morph, because while rare, it’s not really the focus.
I was thinking this was some sort of parthenogenesis adaptation sort of thing, but no, just a mutant. Very cool to find one as the first example of a new species, though.