Abstract / Introduction / Summary:

Gnathiid isopod crustaceans have been only four records from the Seto Inland Sea, western Japan. In this study, Elaphognathia cornigera (Nunomura, 1992) and E. sugashimaensis (Nunomura, 1981) were recorded from the coasts of Hiroshima and Kagawa Prefectures, respectively. Elaphognathia cornigera was recorded for the first time in Hiroshima Pref. and E. sugashimaensis was recorded for the second time in Kagawa Pref.
