Pluteus romellii (Agaricales, Basidiomycetes) was recorded for the first time in Japan. It was collected on dead fallen branches in lowland forests dominated by Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii and Cornus controversa in Odawara-shi, Kanagawa-Prefecture (central Honshu, Japan).

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A research on the seasonal activities of medusae was conducted from January 1999 to September 2000 in Enoshima-Shonan Port located at the innermost corner of the Sagami Bay. The research confirmed nineteen species of hydroid (HYDROZOA), one species of box jellyfish (CUBOZOA), and three species of scyphomedusae (SCYPHOZOA). Four species of comb jellies (CTENOPHORA) were also confirmed.

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This paper is intended as to describe 10 taxa of elasmobranchs from 9 localities in the Miura Peninsula of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The nine localities are 3 formations in the Miura group: lkeko, Zushi and Misaki. The age of the formations are considered as the Late Miocene the Early Pliocene. The remainders of the fauna are composed of the folowing taxa: Dalatias licha, Pristiophorus sp., Odontaspidiae gen. et sp. indet., Carcharodon carcharias, Isurus hastalis, Isurus oxyrinchus, Carcharocles megalodon, Parotodus benedeni, Hemipristis serra, Carcharhinus sp. They can be classified into both extict and recent groups. The elements of elasmoblach fauna of the Zushi and the Misaki formations are quite similar to those of the faunas of the Senhata and the Oiso formations. These faunas are characterized by the taxa in the Late Miocene.

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