Iwao Taki

Iwao Taki (Japanese name: 瀧巖, 瀧巌, 滝巌, Hiragana: たき いわお, 19 June 1901 - 31 May 1984) was a Japanese malacologist. He described many taxa of Mollusca with Isao Taki (his brother), Tadashige Habe and Tokubei Kuroda.

Life

Iwao Taki was born on 19 June 1901 in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. In 1950, he was appointed to a professorship of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University and became a head of marine biological laboratory.

Journal articles

Books

Molluscan species described by him The species lists is based on The Malacological Society of Japan (1984)"Molluscan Taxa Described by Dr. Iwao Taki". Ischnochiton (Stenoplax) uenustus Isao Taki & Iwao Taki, 1931 Lepidopleurus hirasei Isao Taki & Iwao Taki, 1929 Notoplax (Ikedaella) conicus Isao Taki & Iwao Taki, 1929 Notoplax (Notoplax) dalli Isao Taki & Iwao Taki, 1929

Cephalopoda The list of octopuses and squids named by Iwao Taki. Benthoctopus fuscus Iwao Taki, 1964 Benthoctopus violescens Iwao Taki, 1964 Callistoctopus arakawai Iwao Taki, 1964 Callistoctopus meganocellatus Iwao Taki, 1964 Calliteuthis inermis Iwao Taki, 1964 Enoploteuthis therarage Iwao Taki, 1964 Idioctopus gracilipes Iwao Taki, 1962 Megaleledone senoi Iwao Taki, 1961 Octopus marginatus Iwao Taki, 1964 Octopus (Octopus) mutilans Iwao Taki, 1942 Octopus (Octopus) sasakii Iwao Taki, 1942 [for Octopus globosus Sasaki, 1929] Onykia japonica Iwao Taki, 1964 Opisthoteuthis japonica Iwao Taki, 1962 Pareledone umitakae Iwao Taki, 1961 Paroctopus araneoides Iwao Taki, 1964 Paroctopus megalops Iwao Taki, 1964 Sasakinella eurycephala Iwao Taki, 1964

Gastropoda The list of gastropods named by Iwao Taki. Lamellaria utinomii Iwao Taki, 1972 Mesophaedusa moriyai Kuroda & Iwao Taki, 1944 Oncidella kurodai Isao Taki & Iwao Taki, 1935 Oncidella orientalis Isao Taki & Iwao Taki, 1935 Polynices (mammilla) kurodai Iwao Taki, 1942 [for Natica macrostoma Philippi, 1852] Stereophaedusa costifera Kuroda & Iwao Taki, 1944 Tyrannophaedusa kawamotoi Kuroda & Iwao Taki, 1944

Bivalvia The list of bivalves named by Iwao Taki. Bankia (Bankia) komaii Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Kuphus (Coeloteredo) teredoides Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Kuphus (Idioteredo) kiiensis Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Mesopholus intusgranosa Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Mesopholus nucicola Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Psiloteredo (Phylloteredo) amboinensis Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Psiloteredo (Phylloteredo) kirai Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Psiloteredo (Psiloteredo) pentagonalis Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Scintilia violescens Kuroda & Iwao Taki, 1962 Teredo (Lyrodus) taiwanensis Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945 Xylophaga rikuzenica Iwao Taki & Habe, 1945

Molluscan taxa described by him The lists of taxa below are based on The Malacological Society of Japan (1984)"Molluscan Taxa Dedicated to Dr. Iwao Taki". Amaea iwaotakii Azuma, 1961 Dimya radiata takii Kuroda, 1932 Divarilima iwaotakii (Habe, 1961) [syn. Acesta iwaotakii Habe, 1961] Ferreiraella takii (Wu & Okutani, 1984) Galeomma takii Kuroda, 1928 Hemiphaedusa hemileuca takii Kuroda, 1936 Iwaoa reticulata Kuroda, 1953 Monophorus iwaotakii (Kosuge, 1963) [syn. Notosinister iwaotakii Kosuge, 1963] Nipponaphera iwaotakii Habe, 1961 Salinator takii Kuroda, 1928 Tristichotrochus iwaotakii Azuma, 1961