Plankton & Benthos Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Plankton & Benthos Research is 2. 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.)
ArticleCitations
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
A new species of <i>Acanthochondria</i> Oakley, 1930 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Chondracanthidae) from <i>Chlorophthalmus albatrossis</i> Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Actinopterygii:8
Aspects of distribution, growth, and reproduction of the fluvial prawn, <i>Macrobrachium shokitai,</i> in a subtropical river on Iriomote Island, Japan8
The male of <i>Dinemoleus indeprensus</i> Cressey & Boyle, 1978 with a brief overview of sexual dimorphism in the family Pandaridae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida)7
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
Sexual differences in seasonal changes in major cheliped size and use pattern during dyadic interactions in the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>6
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
A review of current knowledge of the Harpacticoida (Copepoda) fauna diversity in ancient Lake Baikal5
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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