Plankton & Benthos Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Plankton & Benthos Research is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Enhanced astaxanthin accumulation in the microalga <i>Haematococcus lacustris</i> in seawater through the combination of salinity, nitrogen starvation and high light11
Involvement of quorum sensing in the activity of growth-inhibiting bacteria against the toxic dinoflagellate <i>Alexandrium catenella</i> (Group I)7
Decalcification of vulvar operculum, mating, and oviposition in two sentinel crabs, <i>Macrophthalmus</i> <i>japonicus</i> and <i>M</i>. <i>abbreviatus</i&6
<i>Manokia bandiera</i> sp. n. and <i>Manokia</i> sp. (Cubozoa, Carybdeida, Alatinidae) bearing tentacles with lure-like lateral branches from Japan and Palau6
High opine dehydrogenase activities in crustacean species at deep-sea hydrothermal vents6
A new species of <i>Acanthochondria</i> Oakley, 1930 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Chondracanthidae) from <i>Chlorophthalmus albatrossis</i> Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Actinopterygii:6
Empirical prediction model for egg production rate of a planktonic copepod, <i>Calanus sinicus</i>, estimated from reproductive index using formalin-preserved samples in Sagami Bay, Japan5
Becoming worldwide: first record of the invasive fan worm <i>Branchiomma luctuosum</i> (Annelida: Sabellidae) in the Pacific, based on a specimen from Japan5
Densities of cyanobacterial cells, spicules, and particles in the coral-killing sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan4
Two gnathiid isopods utilizing empty tubes of the polychaete worm <i>Spirobranchus akitsushima</i> in the Seto Inland Sea, western Japan, with the description of a new species4
The male of <i>Dinemoleus indeprensus</i> Cressey & Boyle, 1978 with a brief overview of sexual dimorphism in the family Pandaridae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida)4
Sexual differences in seasonal changes in major cheliped size and use pattern during dyadic interactions in the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>4
The blue bat star <i>Patiria pectinifera</i> adjusts its handling behavior according to its prey3
A new species of the genus <i>Podoceropsis</i> Boeck, 1861 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Photidae) from Kagoshima Bay, Japan3
Dietary effects on larval survival and development of three sesarmid crabs3
Sound production by vibration of the major cheliped in the ghost crab <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Ocypodidae)3
Spatial and temporal variations in community structure, standing stock and productivity of mesozooplankton in the southwestern Japan Sea3
Reproductive biology of four planktonic calanoid copepods, <i>Pleuromamma abdominalis</i>, <i>P. gracilis</i>, <i>P. indica</i> and <i>P. xiphias</i>3
A simple method for species identification of the ghost crabs using PCR-RFLP3
A review of current knowledge of the Harpacticoida (Copepoda) fauna diversity in ancient Lake Baikal3
Quantitative evaluation of <i>Karenia</i> cells using FlowCam: Applying to its distribution in Hidaka Bay, southern Hokkaido, northern Japan during autumn 20223
Biomonitoring of zooplankton community in North-western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Salerno): the status during a dredging operation2
Effect of diet isotopic ratios on the δ<sup>13</sup>C and δ<sup>15</sup>N signatures of scallop-gut contents in a natural setting2
A new species of <i>Antarctodius</i> (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Odiidae) associated with a sea urchin <i>Clypeaster japonicus</i>2
A new species of <i>Euchonoides</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellidae) from Suruga Bay, Japan2
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Taxonomic descriptions of the brackish-water calanoid copepod <i>Acartia tsuensis</i> Ito from Japan and the closely related <i>A. ohnoi</i> n. sp. from the Philippines2
An effective method to mass culture a lobate ctenophore (<i>Bolinopsis mikado</i>)2
Multiple Displace Amplification (MDA) enrichment is a fast procedure for the genomic characterization of single harpacticoid copepods2
Brackish-water crab <i>Deiratonotus cristatus</i> in Tokyo Bay, Japan, with different life history traits from nearby populations2
A species-specific qPCR method to detect the giant jellyfish <i>Nemopilema nomurai</i> from environmental DNA2
A new species of <i>Amphictene</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pectinariidae) from sandy shore of Okinawa, Japan2
Discovery of males of <i>Caligus grandiabdominalis</i> Yamaguti, 1954 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on redbelly yellowtail fusilier <i>Caesio cuning</i> (Bloch, 1791) from Sa2
<i>Paranthura oriens</i> sp. nov. (Isopoda: Anthuroidea: Paranthuridae) from Tateyama, Chiba, Japan2
Occurrence of the collector sea urchin <i>Tripneustes gratilla</i> with over-a-decade longevity under rearing2
Effectiveness of Lugol’s iodine solution for long-term preservation of zooplankton samples for molecular analysis2
Bioaccumulation of discharged mercury from submarine fumaroles due to copepod life history traits in northern Kagoshima Bay, Japan2
Molecular method to identify the morphologically similar four species of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species complex (Annelida: Nereididae) based on PCR-RFLP analysis of nuclear ribosomal1
First report of a genus <i>Gymnapogon</i> utilizing subterranean chambers in the upper intertidal zone of an estuary for shelter and reproduction in Shizugawa Bay, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan1
Ernst Haeckel’s mysterious species, Part II: African Chirodropida (Cnidaria, Cubomedusae)1
A new species of <i>Biacanthus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on <i>Pseudorhombus ocellifer</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae) from Japan, includin1
Effects of water temperature and food concentration on polyps of <i>Aurelia</i> <i>malayensis</i> around the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan1
Live observations of endoparasitic stages of <i>Cymbasoma</i> sp. and <i>Monstrilla</i> sp. (Copepoda: Monstrilloida) utilizing sympatric sponge-associated <i>Haplosyllis1
Genetic diversity and population structure of giant Pacific octopus (<i>Enteroctopus dofleini</i>) based on mitochondrial DNA analyses1
New records of two tropical sea cucumbers, <i>Holothuria</i> (<i>Thymiosycia</i>) <i>impatiens</i> and <i>H.</i> (<i>Cystipus</i>) <i>1
Seasonal dynamics of gammarid assemblages associated with <i>Sargassum macrocarpum</i> and <i>S</i>. <i>patens</i> beds in Tsukumo Bay, Noto Peninsula, Sea of Japan1
Effects of seasonal irrigation subsidies on the dietary components of estuarine detritus feeders: stable isotopic analysis focusing on nereidid polychaetes1
Variations in photoprotective compounds in surface-dwelling copepods in subtropical open waters1
Genetically isolated population of the coastal species with high dispersal potential: the case of the sentinel crab <i>Macrophthalmus japonicus</i> (Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae) in Japan1
Environmental DNA metabarcoding of benthic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Ise Bay, central Japan, targeting the 16S rRNA genes1
Association of <i>Caprella</i> <i>fimbrillata</i> Vassilenko, 1993 (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Amphipoda) with the deep-sea holothurian <i>Scotoplanes globosa</i> (Th1
<i>Tregouboviopsis gemmula</i>, a new species of Hydrozoa (Anthoathecata, Ptilocodiidae), with new record of <i>Tregouboviopsis perradialis</i> from Japan1
Dense aggregations of upogebiid shrimp burrows observed in the nearshore zone off a sandy beach1
Validation of the in situ slurry method for measuring primary production of microphytobenthos in tidal flats as compared to culture experiments and mooring systems1
Desiccation tolerance of the invasive alien mussel, <i>Limnoperna fortunei,</i> in reservoirs: field experiments during fall–winter1
New records of associations between ectoparasitic snails of the genus <i>Mucronalia</i> (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) and their ophiuroid hosts from Japan and New Caledonia, with descriptio1
The filamentous colony-forming diatom <i>Aulacoseira pusilla</i> with a high mantle height/valve diameter ratio1
Onshore investigation of intertidal to subtidal mass benthic mortality assemblage: Preliminary assessment of the rocky reef coastline uplifted by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (M7.6)1
Ascidians observed associating epizoically on holothurians in waters in the Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan1
Three species of Fauveliopsidae (Annelida) from the northwestern Pacific including a new species1
PCR and LAMP detection of environmental DNA of the invasive clam <i>Corbicula fluminea</i>1
Stage-specific regression equations between temperature and prosome length of <i>Calanus sinicus</i> copepodids and adults to estimate their seasonal population biomass1
Predator avoidance behavior of Japanese sea cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> juveniles elicited by contact with and chemical stimuli from predatory sea stars0
Diversity and prevalence of parasitic copepods on Spanish mackerel <i>Scomberomorus commerson</i> with redescription of <i>Caligus infestans</i> from Terengganu, Malaysia0
Community and three-dimensional structures of microbial biofilms on submerged marine plastics in temperate coastal waters0
Behavioral modification by trematodes shaping the distribution for <i>Batillaria multiformis</i> along rocky intertidal flats0
Population dynamics of <i>Chattonella</i> (Raphidophyceae), causative flagellates of noxious red tides in Ago Bay, central Japan, with an emphasis on cyst germination0
Phylogenetic position of the acoel <i>Oxyposthia praedator</i> (Xenacoelomorpha: Convolutidae)0
Marine macroinvertebrate fauna of the shallow coastal waters of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage at Hokkaido, Japan0
Spatial distribution of two solenid bivalves, <i>Solen gordonis</i> Yokoyama, 1920 and <i>S. roseomaculatus</i> Pilsbry, 1901, in a heterogeneous, subtidal soft-bottom area0
Seasonal changes in molluscan diversity of Western Ghat rivers of Karnataka, India0
Contrasting genetic diversity and strong genetic break between the Chilean and Japanese strains of the toxic dinoflagellate <i>Alexandrium catenella</i> (Dinophyceae) as revealed by newly 0
A checklist of the parasitic copepods of Taiwanese aquatic animals (1930–2024), with a note on Ju-shey Ho’s contribution to clarifying the parasitic copepod fauna of Taiwan0
Kinetics of adsorption of two distinct viruses to marine planktonic diatom <i>Chaetoceros tenuissimus</i> Meunier0
Species identification of the mud snails <i>Batillaria multiformis</i> and <i>B. attramentaria</i> by PCR-RFLP method—the advantages of two restriction enzymes—0
An efficient mass culture method for <i>Beroe cucumis</i>0
Record of <i>Euilyoida takewakii</i> (Kato, 1935) (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Acotylea) from Fukuoka, Japan, with notes on its phylogenetic position0
A new species of <i>Amphictene</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pectinariidae) from off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan0
<i>Karenia selliformis</i> grown under moderate light intensity exerts strong toxicity to fish0
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Distribution and growth rates of Japanese jack mackerel <i>Trachurus japonicus</i> larvae relative to oceanographic conditions in the northern Satsunan area, southern Japan0
Occasional occurrence of large calanoid copepod <i>Calanus jashnovi</i> in the eastern Seto Inland Sea, Japan0
Visualization of particle movement near the inhalant siphon of pen shell <i>Atrina</i> spp. using a bivalve resin model0
Assessing the tolerance of bivalves to marine environmental degradation associated with dissolved oxygen depletion0
<i>Orchistoma integrale</i> sp. nov. (Hydrozoa, Orchistomatidae), a new species of hydromedusa with the first record of the genus from the Northwest Pacific0
Prediction of macrobenthos distribution using the Maxent and simplified estimable environmental variables in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan0
Gnathiid male adults attract female larvae but are ignored by male larvae0
Two new deep-sea myzostomid species (Annelida: Myzostomida) from the Northwest Pacific off Japan0
The occurrences of three ectoparasites on the flathead <i>Platycephalus</i> sp. 2, the “Magochi” from Tokyo Bay, Japan0
Temporal variations in the copepod community structure during the sand lance fishery season near the Akashi Strait, eastern Seto Inland Sea0
Copepod community structure in the highly turbid innermost part of Ariake Bay in the 2000s with special reference to high abundances of <i>Oithona davisae</i>0
First description of the female of <i>Bradyidius angustus</i> (Calanoida, Aetideidae) with descriptions of the male and copepodids0
Genetic and morphological comparisons between <i>Echinostrephus aciculatus</i> and <i>Echinostrephus molaris</i> from Japan, with a new northernmost record of <i>E. molar0
“Standing on tiptoe”: A novel foraging technique in the starfish <i>Patiria pectinifera</i>0
A discovery of the northernmost population of the giant mangrove whelk <i>Terebralia palustris</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Potamididae) on Zamami Island and its genetic variability0
Fine structures along the alimentary canal in a holoplanktonic gastropod, <i>Pterotrachea coronata</i>0
Growth characteristics and fatty acids of the thermotolerant green alga <i>Desmodesmus</i> sp. isolated from a freshwater puddle in Ibaraki, Japan0
Shell use by megalopae of the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>0
The lethal effects of the harmful dinoflagellate <i>Karenia mikimotoi</i> on two bivalves, Yesso scallop and Sakhalin surf clam, and two echinoderms, short-spined sea urchin and Japanese c0
Host-epibiont relationship between calanoid copepods and suctorian ciliates in the northern North Pacific Ocean0
Experimental assessment of copepod survival in response to the harmful dinoflagellate <i>Karenia selliformis</i> from the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan0
A new species of the genus <i>Aphotopontius</i> Humes, 1987 (Siphonostomatoida, Dirivultidae) from a vent field at the Southeast Indian Ridge0
Macrozoobenthos distribution after flood events offshore the Mimi River estuary, Japan0
Symbiotic bacterial communities of zooplankters from Lake Biwa, Japan0
Occurrence of parasitic copepods <i>Ergasilus hypomesi</i> Yamaguti, 1936 and <i>E. wilsoni</i> Markewitsch, 1933 (Copepoda, Ergasilidae) on early stage Japanese smelt (<i&g0
Seasonal variation in the abundance of the colony-forming diatom <i>Thalassiosira diporocyclus</i> in Minamata Bay and its growth characteristics0
Seasonal and interannual variability in phytoplankton primary to copepod secondary and tertiary production for 18 years (2006–2023) in Sagami Bay, Japan0
Taxonomy of <i>Caprella</i> (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) recovered from a large fisheries dock stranded in Oregon, USA that had been carried away by the 2011 East Japan Earthquake a0
Taxonomy and ecological insights into <i>Melinnopsis shinkaiae</i> sp. nov., a polychaete with a vertical tube from the Daiichi-Kashima seamount (Northwest Pacific)0
Seasonal population dynamics, production, and feeding of the chaetognath <i>Aidanosagitta crassa</i> in a temperate eutrophic inlet0
A new species of genus <i>Sapphirina</i> (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Kuroshio Extension region in the western North Pacific Ocean0
Effects of temperature and light intensity on growth in <i>Prorocentrum</i> cf. <i>balticum</i> (Dinophyceae) isolated from the Oyashio-Kuroshio Mixed Water region, North Pacif0
Copepod luminescence revisited0
First observation of <i>Waminoa</i> sp. on <i>Dendronephthya</i> aff. <i>rigida</i>0
Genetic structure of a population of “peanutfish” (“dragonfish”) sea cucumbers using mitochondrial COI sequences in Marau, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands0
Effect of neighboring prey species on antipredator response of the marine gastropod <i>Nassarius hypolius</i>0
Microzooplankton as a food source for the scyphozoan <i>Aurelia coerulea</i>: growth and feeding responses of the polyp stage in field assemblages0
Records and distribution of the coral-killing sponge <i>Chalinula nematifera</i> in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan0
Response to suction dynamics on intertidal distribution of <i>Haustorioides</i> amphipod species on East Asian sandy beaches during diurnal tidal changes0
Mass recruitment of the lancelet <i>Branchiostoma japonicum</i> at a sandbank in the western Seto Inland Sea in 2002 and subsequent age structure of the population0
Seasonal changes in <i>Skeletonema</i> species in the sediment of Tokyo Bay evaluated with real-time PCR assays0
Co-occurrence of a marine heatwave and a reported tomato jellyfish (<i>Crambione mastigophora</i> Maas, 1903) bloom in March 2020 at El Nido, Palawan, Philippines0
Seasonal changes in taxonomic, size composition, and Normalised Biomass Size Spectra (NBSS) of mesozooplankton communities in the Funka Bay, southwestern Hokkaido: Insights from ZooScan analysis0
Occurrence of <i>Geehydrosoma</i> cf. <i>intermedia</i> (Chislenko, 1978), a harpacticoid copepod species in the family Cletodidae assessed by DNA barcoding in Omura Bay, a sea0
Meiofaunal composition on intertidal sandy beaches in Rayong Province, Thailand0
Re-evaluation of the distribution of <i>Monactinus biwaensis</i> based on quantitative morphological analysis of extant and fossil specimens0
Environmental impact in nutritional condition of spiny lobster <i>Panulirus argus</i> (Decapoda: Palinuridae) in natural fishing areas0
<i>Longipedia tratensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Copepoda: Canuelloida: Longipediidae) from Trat Province, Eastern Gulf of Thailand0
Life history characteristics and burrow structure of the mud shrimp (Decapoda: Upogebiidae)0
Burrow morphology of ghost crab <i>Ocypode stimpsoni</i> on Ikarashi beach, Niigata, Japan0
Does grass puffer migrate upstream in rivers to eliminate ectoparasitic copepods?: likely natural freshwater bathing0
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First insight of benthic meiofaunal communities and their associations with bottom sediment grain composition around mass aquaculture of fish in the northwestern Nagashima Island, Yatsushiro Sea, Kyus0
Lingulid brachiopod collected from central Sagami Bay, Japan, by dredge sampling in 20090
Estimation of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope fractionation and isotopic turnover in Japanese abalone (<i>Haliotis discus discus</i>) through a diet switching experiment0
Diversity of <i>Heterocapsa</i> (Dinophyceae) and the algal bloom event in the mariculture areas of Johor Strait, Malaysia0
New records of <i>Nucellicola</i> Lamb, Boxshall, Mill & Grahame, 1996 (Copepoda: Chitonophilidae) from true whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) in the Russian Arctic0
New record of underexplored sand dollar <i>Peronella</i> (Echinoidea: Laganidae) from Taiwan0
Genetic variation of <i>Littorina horikawai</i> endemic to the western coast and the adjacent islands around Kyushu, Japan inferred by mtDNA analyses0
Long tubules of tentacular nematocysts in the moon jellyfish <i>Aurelia coerulea</i> (Semaeostomeae, Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) from Tanabe Bay, Pacific coast of southern Japan0
Nursery ground and morphological characters of the symbiotic goby fish, <i>Eutaeniichthys gilli</i>, in Tosa Bay, southwestern Japan0
Observation of a coccolithophore <i>Gephyrocapsa oceanica</i> bloom in the temperate coastal waters of Sagami Bay, Japan0
First records of two peritrich ciliates: <i>Epistylis</i> and <i>Zoothamnium</i> as epibionts of freshwater copepods in the Philippines0
Seasonal occurrence of the cold-water calanoid copepod <i>Acartia omorii</i> and its rare occurrence during midsummer in the Seto Inland Sea0
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