City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type
|
Biota
|
Habitat
|
Reason for selection
|
| Minamidaito V |
Mangrove
forests,
Lakes and
marshes,
Groundwater
system |
Mangrove
forests |
O-ike |
Bruguiera gymnorhiza communities. |
| Insects |
Ponds in
Minamidaito-
jima |
Zyxsomma obtusum and Ranatra unicolor
inhabit the pond. |
| Crustaceans |
Ponds and
caves in
Minamidaito-
jima |
Minamidaito-jima is a "raised atoll" island, which
had once been a normal atoll and was later uplifted to form the
present shape, with ponds of various sizes in the central depression.
Bruguiera gymnorhiza, a National Natural Monument, occurs
around Oike (pond). There are also many caves throughout the island.
Antecaridina lauensis, Metabetaeus minutus (both vulnerable
species) and Caridina rubella (a rare species) inhabit these
wet caves. |
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