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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Involvement of quorum sensing in the activity of growth-inhibiting bacteria against the toxic dinoflagellate <i>Alexandrium catenella</i> (Group I)14
Enhanced astaxanthin accumulation in the microalga <i>Haematococcus lacustris</i> in seawater through the combination of salinity, nitrogen starvation and high light14
Aspects of distribution, growth, and reproduction of the fluvial prawn, <i>Macrobrachium shokitai,</i> in a subtropical river on Iriomote Island, Japan8
A new species of <i>Acanthochondria</i> Oakley, 1930 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Chondracanthidae) from <i>Chlorophthalmus albatrossis</i> Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Actinopterygii:8
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, Japan7
The male of <i>Dinemoleus indeprensus</i> Cressey & Boyle, 1978 with a brief overview of sexual dimorphism in the family Pandaridae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida)7
Sound production by vibration of the major cheliped in the ghost crab <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Ocypodidae)6
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 species6
Densities of cyanobacterial cells, spicules, and particles in the coral-killing sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan6
Sexual differences in seasonal changes in major cheliped size and use pattern during dyadic interactions in the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>6
Dietary effects on larval survival and development of three sesarmid crabs5
A simple method for species identification of the ghost crabs using PCR-RFLP5
Spatial and temporal variations in community structure, standing stock and productivity of mesozooplankton in the southwestern Japan Sea5
A review of current knowledge of the Harpacticoida (Copepoda) fauna diversity in ancient Lake Baikal5
A novel epibiotic association in the benthic community: The sea anemone <i>Verrillactis</i> sp. (Actiniaria: Sagartiidae) on the necto-benthic fish, <i>Inimicus japonicus</i>4
Quantitative evaluation of <i>Karenia</i> cells using FlowCam: Applying to its distribution in Hidaka Bay, southern Hokkaido, northern Japan during autumn 20224
Reproductive biology of four planktonic calanoid copepods, <i>Pleuromamma abdominalis</i>, <i>P. gracilis</i>, <i>P. indica</i> and <i>P. xiphias</i>4
A new species of the genus <i>Podoceropsis</i> Boeck, 1861 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Photidae) from Kagoshima Bay, Japan4
A description of a novel swimming behavior in a dioecious population of <i>Craspedacusta sowerbii</i>, the rediscovery of the elusive <i>Astrohydra japonica</i> and the first g4
A species-specific qPCR method to detect the giant jellyfish <i>Nemopilema nomurai</i> from environmental DNA3
The response of bacterial communities to organic matter in the surface sediment of the Pearl River estuary3
Seasonal and annual dynamics of phytoplankton off Tajima, southwestern Sea of Japan3
Bioaccumulation of discharged mercury from submarine fumaroles due to copepod life history traits in northern Kagoshima Bay, Japan3
First record of <i>Bulaceros porcellanus</i> Newman & Cannon, 1996 (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Cotylea) from Japanese waters, with a revision of the generic diagnosis based on morph3
Biomonitoring of zooplankton community in North-western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Salerno): the status during a dredging operation3
Discovery of males of <i>Caligus grandiabdominalis</i> Yamaguti, 1954 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on redbelly yellowtail fusilier <i>Caesio cuning</i> (Bloch, 1791) from Sa3
Effectiveness of Lugol’s iodine solution for long-term preservation of zooplankton samples for molecular analysis3
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 Philippines3
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
Genetically isolated population of the coastal species with high dispersal potential: the case of the sentinel crab <i>Macrophthalmus japonicus</i> (Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae) in Japan2
Variations in photoprotective compounds in surface-dwelling copepods in subtropical open waters2
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, 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 ribosomal2
A new species of <i>Euchonoides</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellidae) from Suruga Bay, Japan2
<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
The filamentous colony-forming diatom <i>Aulacoseira pusilla</i> with a high mantle height/valve diameter ratio2
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 descriptio2
Desiccation tolerance of the invasive alien mussel, <i>Limnoperna fortunei,</i> in reservoirs: field experiments during fall–winter2
Brackish-water crab <i>Deiratonotus cristatus</i> in Tokyo Bay, Japan, with different life history traits from nearby populations2
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
Genetic structure of the vestimentiferan <i>Lamellibrachia satsuma</i> revealed by microsatellite analyses2
Changes in benthic macro-invertebrate assemblages in an estuary in southern Thailand after invasion by non-native bivalves <i>Mytilopsis sallei</i> and <i>Mytella strigata</i>2
A new species of <i>Biacanthus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on <i>Pseudorhombus ocellifer</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae) from Japan, includin2
Effects of seasonal irrigation subsidies on the dietary components of estuarine detritus feeders: stable isotopic analysis focusing on nereidid polychaetes2
Ernst Haeckel’s mysterious species, Part II: African Chirodropida (Cnidaria, Cubomedusae)2
Genetic diversity and population structure of giant Pacific octopus (<i>Enteroctopus dofleini</i>) based on mitochondrial DNA analyses1
Stage-specific regression equations between temperature and prosome length of <i>Calanus sinicus</i> copepodids and adults to estimate their seasonal population biomass1
Seasonal growth, organ indices and food consumption of the Japanese scallop <i>Patinopecten</i> <i>yessoensis</i> (Jay, 1857) in relation to food availability in Tokoro seabed,1
PCR and LAMP detection of environmental DNA of the invasive clam <i>Corbicula fluminea</i>1
Dense aggregations of upogebiid shrimp burrows observed in the nearshore zone off a sandy beach1
Burrow morphology of ghost crab <i>Ocypode stimpsoni</i> on Ikarashi beach, Niigata, Japan1
Live observations of endoparasitic stages of <i>Cymbasoma</i> sp. and <i>Monstrilla</i> sp. (Copepoda: Monstrilloida) utilizing sympatric sponge-associated <i>Haplosyllis1
Environmental impact in nutritional condition of spiny lobster <i>Panulirus argus</i> (Decapoda: Palinuridae) in natural fishing areas1
Association of <i>Caprella</i> <i>fimbrillata</i> Vassilenko, 1993 (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Amphipoda) with the deep-sea holothurian <i>Scotoplanes globosa</i> (Th1
Validation of the in situ slurry method for measuring primary production of microphytobenthos in tidal flats as compared to culture experiments and mooring systems1
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
A new species of the genus <i>Aphotopontius</i> Humes, 1987 (Siphonostomatoida, Dirivultidae) from a vent field at the Southeast Indian Ridge1
Back to the roots, Part 2—Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Staurozoa) reborn based on early life cycle data1
Effects of water temperature and food concentration on polyps of <i>Aurelia</i> <i>malayensis</i> around the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan1
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
<i>Tregouboviopsis gemmula</i>, a new species of Hydrozoa (Anthoathecata, Ptilocodiidae), with new record of <i>Tregouboviopsis perradialis</i> from Japan1
Symbiotic bacterial communities of zooplankters from Lake Biwa, Japan1
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 Taiwan1
First description of the female of <i>Bradyidius angustus</i> (Calanoida, Aetideidae) with descriptions of the male and copepodids0
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
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
Behavioral modification by trematodes shaping the distribution for <i>Batillaria multiformis</i> along rocky intertidal flats0
Effect of neighboring prey species on antipredator response of the marine gastropod <i>Nassarius hypolius</i>0
Macrozoobenthos distribution after flood events offshore the Mimi River estuary, Japan0
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
A new species of genus <i>Sapphirina</i> (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Kuroshio Extension region in the western North Pacific Ocean0
Marine macroinvertebrate fauna of the shallow coastal waters of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage at Hokkaido, Japan0
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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
Life history characteristics and burrow structure of the mud shrimp (Decapoda: Upogebiidae)0
Semi-automatic recognition of juvenile scallops reared in lantern nets from time-lapse images using a deep learning technique0
Genetic variation of <i>Littorina horikawai</i> endemic to the western coast and the adjacent islands around Kyushu, Japan inferred by mtDNA analyses0
Experimental assessment of copepod survival in response to the harmful dinoflagellate <i>Karenia selliformis</i> from the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan0
Back to the roots, Part 1—early life cycle data of Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Staurozoa)0
Assessment of spawning events of the tri-spine horseshoe crab, <i>Tachypleus tridentatus</i>, using environmental DNA in the Sone tidal flat, Japan0
Seasonal population dynamics, production, and feeding of the chaetognath <i>Aidanosagitta crassa</i> in a temperate eutrophic inlet0
Quantitative evaluation of color morphotypes in a deep-sea snailfish, <i>Careproctus trachysoma</i> in the Japan Sea and their genetic and environmental backgrounds0
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
Diversity of <i>Heterocapsa</i> (Dinophyceae) and the algal bloom event in the mariculture areas of Johor Strait, Malaysia0
New record of underexplored sand dollar <i>Peronella</i> (Echinoidea: Laganidae) from Taiwan0
Temporal variations in the copepod community structure during the sand lance fishery season near the Akashi Strait, eastern Seto Inland Sea0
A preliminary deep-sea fish fauna list with new and northernmost records, in the continental shelf to the upper continental slope in the east Enshu-nada Sea, central Japan0
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
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
Kinetics of adsorption of two distinct viruses to marine planktonic diatom <i>Chaetoceros tenuissimus</i> Meunier0
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
Record of <i>Euilyoida takewakii</i> (Kato, 1935) (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Acotylea) from Fukuoka, Japan, with notes on its phylogenetic position0
Seasonal changes in <i>Skeletonema</i> species in the sediment of Tokyo Bay evaluated with real-time PCR assays0
Observation of a coccolithophore <i>Gephyrocapsa oceanica</i> bloom in the temperate coastal waters of Sagami Bay, Japan0
<i>Karenia selliformis</i> grown under moderate light intensity exerts strong toxicity to fish0
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
Two new deep-sea myzostomid species (Annelida: Myzostomida) from the Northwest Pacific off Japan0
Occurrence of <i>Takayama</i> (Dinophyceae) in Uranouchi Inlet, Japan0
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
Seasonal abundance of marine cladocerans in the offshore waters of Suruga Bay, Japan0
Spawning record of hermatypic coral <i>Acropora digitifera</i> documented by the action camera at one-minute interval0
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
Lingulid brachiopod collected from central Sagami Bay, Japan, by dredge sampling in 20090
Prediction of macrobenthos distribution using the Maxent and simplified estimable environmental variables in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan0
Seasonal changes in molluscan diversity of Western Ghat rivers of Karnataka, India0
Seasonal variation in the abundance of the colony-forming diatom <i>Thalassiosira diporocyclus</i> in Minamata Bay and its growth characteristics0
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<i>Paracalanus orientalis</i> n. sp. (Copepoda, Calanoida), formerly referred to as <i>P. parvus</i> in Japanese coastal waters0
<i>Orchistoma integrale</i> sp. nov. (Hydrozoa, Orchistomatidae), a new species of hydromedusa with the first record of the genus from the Northwest Pacific0
Assessing the tolerance of bivalves to marine environmental degradation associated with dissolved oxygen depletion0
The <i>COI</i> haplotype diversity of the pelagic polychaete <i>Tomopteris</i> (Annelida: Tomopteridae) collected from the Pacific coast off Kii Peninsula, central Japan0
Long tubules of tentacular nematocysts in the moon jellyfish <i>Aurelia coerulea</i> (Semaeostomeae, Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) from Tanabe Bay, Pacific coast of southern Japan0
Shell use by megalopae of the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>0
First records of two peritrich ciliates: <i>Epistylis</i> and <i>Zoothamnium</i> as epibionts of freshwater copepods in the Philippines0
First observation of <i>Waminoa</i> sp. on <i>Dendronephthya</i> aff. <i>rigida</i>0
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
Predator avoidance behavior of Japanese sea cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> juveniles elicited by contact with and chemical stimuli from predatory sea stars0
Host-epibiont relationship between calanoid copepods and suctorian ciliates in the northern North Pacific Ocean0
Diversity and prevalence of parasitic copepods on Spanish mackerel <i>Scomberomorus commerson</i> with redescription of <i>Caligus infestans</i> from Terengganu, Malaysia0
Population differentiation of the endangered salt-marsh snail <i>Ellobium chinense</i> in Japan (Gastropoda: Ellobiidae)0
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
Population dynamics of <i>Chattonella</i> (Raphidophyceae), causative flagellates of noxious red tides in Ago Bay, central Japan, with an emphasis on cyst germination0
“Standing on tiptoe”: A novel foraging technique in the starfish <i>Patiria pectinifera</i>0
Records of four mantis shrimp species (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, Japan0
Seasonal and interannual variability in phytoplankton primary to copepod secondary and tertiary production for 18 years (2006–2023) in Sagami Bay, Japan0
An efficient mass culture method for <i>Beroe cucumis</i>0
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
<i>Longipedia tratensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Copepoda: Canuelloida: Longipediidae) from Trat Province, Eastern Gulf of Thailand0
A new species of <i>Amphictene</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pectinariidae) from off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan0
New records of <i>Nucellicola</i> Lamb, Boxshall, Mill & Grahame, 1996 (Copepoda: Chitonophilidae) from true whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) in the Russian Arctic0
Growth characteristics and fatty acids of the thermotolerant green alga <i>Desmodesmus</i> sp. isolated from a freshwater puddle in Ibaraki, Japan0
Genetic structure of a population of “peanutfish” (“dragonfish”) sea cucumbers using mitochondrial COI sequences in Marau, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands0
Seasonal occurrence of the cold-water calanoid copepod <i>Acartia omorii</i> and its rare occurrence during midsummer in the Seto Inland Sea0
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
Life in coastal pebble sediment: Unique interstitial organism community and selective feeding on meiobenthos by interstitial fishes (<i>Luciogobius</i>: Gobiidae)0
Meiofaunal composition on intertidal sandy beaches in Rayong Province, Thailand0
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
The occurrences of three ectoparasites on the flathead <i>Platycephalus</i> sp. 2, the “Magochi” from Tokyo Bay, Japan0
Copepod luminescence revisited0
Record of <i>Cloridopsis scorpio</i> (Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828) (Stomatopoda: Squillidae) from Japan: rediscovery after almost a century0
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
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
Does grass puffer migrate upstream in rivers to eliminate ectoparasitic copepods?: likely natural freshwater bathing0
Fine structures along the alimentary canal in a holoplanktonic gastropod, <i>Pterotrachea coronata</i>0
Phylogenetic position of the acoel <i>Oxyposthia praedator</i> (Xenacoelomorpha: Convolutidae)0
Response to suction dynamics on intertidal distribution of <i>Haustorioides</i> amphipod species on East Asian sandy beaches during diurnal tidal changes0
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