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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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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
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, Japan14
A new species of <i>Acanthochondria</i> Oakley, 1930 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Chondracanthidae) from <i>Chlorophthalmus albatrossis</i> Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Actinopterygii:11
The male of <i>Dinemoleus indeprensus</i> Cressey & Boyle, 1978 with a brief overview of sexual dimorphism in the family Pandaridae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida)8
Aspects of distribution, growth, and reproduction of the fluvial prawn, <i>Macrobrachium shokitai,</i> in a subtropical river on Iriomote Island, Japan8
A review of current knowledge of the Harpacticoida (Copepoda) fauna diversity in ancient Lake Baikal6
Densities of cyanobacterial cells, spicules, and particles in the coral-killing sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan6
A simple method for species identification of the ghost crabs using PCR-RFLP6
Spatial and temporal variations in community structure, standing stock and productivity of mesozooplankton in the southwestern Japan Sea6
Sound production by vibration of the major cheliped in the ghost crab <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Ocypodidae)6
Dietary effects on larval survival and development of three sesarmid crabs5
A new species of the genus <i>Podoceropsis</i> Boeck, 1861 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Photidae) from Kagoshima Bay, Japan5
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>5
Quantitative evaluation of <i>Karenia</i> cells using FlowCam: Applying to its distribution in Hidaka Bay, southern Hokkaido, northern Japan during autumn 20225
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
Population dynamics of a hypoxia-tolerant bivalve: A comparison of two sites in the inner part of Ariake Bay, Japan4
A species-specific qPCR method to detect the giant jellyfish <i>Nemopilema nomurai</i> from environmental DNA4
Effectiveness of Lugol’s iodine solution for long-term preservation of zooplankton samples for molecular analysis3
Seasonal and annual dynamics of phytoplankton off Tajima, southwestern Sea of Japan3
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
Genetic diversities of commercially harvested jellyfish, <i>Rhopilema hispidum</i> and <i>Lobonemoides robustus</i> in Southeast Asia3
Biomonitoring of zooplankton community in North-western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Salerno): the status during a dredging operation3
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
Bioaccumulation of discharged mercury from submarine fumaroles due to copepod life history traits in northern Kagoshima Bay, Japan3
Impacts of coastal armouring on rubble mobile cryptofauna at shallow coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan3
The response of bacterial communities to organic matter in the surface sediment of the Pearl River estuary3
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
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
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
Ernst Haeckel’s mysterious species, Part II: African Chirodropida (Cnidaria, Cubomedusae)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
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
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
Occurrence of the collector sea urchin <i>Tripneustes gratilla</i> with over-a-decade longevity under rearing2
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
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
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
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
Environmental impact in nutritional condition of spiny lobster <i>Panulirus argus</i> (Decapoda: Palinuridae) in natural fishing areas1
Validation of the in situ slurry method for measuring primary production of microphytobenthos in tidal flats as compared to culture experiments and mooring systems1
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
Symbiotic bacterial communities of zooplankters from Lake Biwa, Japan1
An efficient mass culture method for <i>Beroe cucumis</i>1
Back to the roots, Part 2—Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Staurozoa) reborn based on early life cycle data1
PCR and LAMP detection of environmental DNA of the invasive clam <i>Corbicula fluminea</i>1
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
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
Effects of water temperature and food concentration on polyps of <i>Aurelia</i> <i>malayensis</i> around the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan1
Genetic diversity and population structure of giant Pacific octopus (<i>Enteroctopus dofleini</i>) based on mitochondrial DNA analyses1
Comparison of larval distribution in two clupeoid fishes (<i>Ilisha elongata</i> and <i>Sardinella zunasi</i>) in the inner estuaries of Ariake Sound, Shimabara Bay, Japan1
Burrow morphology of ghost crab <i>Ocypode stimpsoni</i> on Ikarashi beach, Niigata, 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
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
Ascidians observed associating epizoically on holothurians in waters in the Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan1
Desiccation tolerance of the invasive alien mussel, <i>Limnoperna fortunei,</i> in reservoirs: field experiments during fall–winter1
Live observations of endoparasitic stages of <i>Cymbasoma</i> sp. and <i>Monstrilla</i> sp. (Copepoda: Monstrilloida) utilizing sympatric sponge-associated <i>Haplosyllis1
Effects of transplant sites and preventive measures against predation on the survival rates of pen shell in the Ariake Sea, Japan0
Seasonal occurrence of the cold-water calanoid copepod <i>Acartia omorii</i> and its rare occurrence during midsummer in the Seto Inland Sea0
Response to suction dynamics on intertidal distribution of <i>Haustorioides</i> amphipod species on East Asian sandy beaches during diurnal tidal changes0
First description of the female of <i>Bradyidius angustus</i> (Calanoida, Aetideidae) with descriptions of the male and copepodids0
Records and distribution of the coral-killing sponge <i>Chalinula nematifera</i> in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan0
Diversity and prevalence of parasitic copepods on Spanish mackerel <i>Scomberomorus commerson</i> with redescription of <i>Caligus infestans</i> from Terengganu, Malaysia0
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
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
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
Seasonal variation in the abundance of the colony-forming diatom <i>Thalassiosira diporocyclus</i> in Minamata Bay and its growth characteristics0
Occurrence of <i>Takayama</i> (Dinophyceae) in Uranouchi Inlet, Japan0
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
Life in coastal pebble sediment: Unique interstitial organism community and selective feeding on meiobenthos by interstitial fishes (<i>Luciogobius</i>: Gobiidae)0
A new species of genus <i>Sapphirina</i> (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Kuroshio Extension region in the western North Pacific Ocean0
<i>Longipedia tratensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Copepoda: Canuelloida: Longipediidae) from Trat Province, Eastern Gulf of Thailand0
Spawning record of hermatypic coral <i>Acropora digitifera</i> documented by the action camera at one-minute interval0
Seasonal changes in molluscan diversity of Western Ghat rivers of Karnataka, India0
Lingulid brachiopod collected from central Sagami Bay, Japan, by dredge sampling in 20090
Genetic variation of <i>Littorina horikawai</i> endemic to the western coast and the adjacent islands around Kyushu, Japan inferred by mtDNA analyses0
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
Seasonal population dynamics, production, and feeding of the chaetognath <i>Aidanosagitta crassa</i> in a temperate eutrophic inlet0
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
Flexible herbivory of the euryhaline mysid <i>Neomysis awatschensis</i> in the microtidal Yura River estuary, central Japan0
Diversity of <i>Heterocapsa</i> (Dinophyceae) and the algal bloom event in the mariculture areas of Johor Strait, Malaysia0
Long tubules of tentacular nematocysts in the moon jellyfish <i>Aurelia coerulea</i> (Semaeostomeae, Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) from Tanabe Bay, Pacific coast of southern Japan0
Assessment of spawning events of the tri-spine horseshoe crab, <i>Tachypleus tridentatus</i>, using environmental DNA in the Sone tidal flat, Japan0
First observation of <i>Waminoa</i> sp. on <i>Dendronephthya</i> aff. <i>rigida</i>0
Effect of neighboring prey species on antipredator response of the marine gastropod <i>Nassarius hypolius</i>0
“Standing on tiptoe”: A novel foraging technique in the starfish <i>Patiria pectinifera</i>0
Fine structures along the alimentary canal in a holoplanktonic gastropod, <i>Pterotrachea coronata</i>0
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
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
Host-epibiont relationship between calanoid copepods and suctorian ciliates in the northern North Pacific Ocean0
Macrozoobenthos distribution after flood events offshore the Mimi River estuary, Japan0
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
Record of <i>Euilyoida takewakii</i> (Kato, 1935) (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Acotylea) from Fukuoka, Japan, with notes on its phylogenetic position0
Does grass puffer migrate upstream in rivers to eliminate ectoparasitic copepods?: likely natural freshwater bathing0
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Records of four mantis shrimp species (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, 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
Temporal variations in the copepod community structure during the sand lance fishery season near the Akashi Strait, eastern Seto Inland Sea0
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
Experimental assessment of copepod survival in response to the harmful dinoflagellate <i>Karenia selliformis</i> from the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan0
New records of <i>Nucellicola</i> Lamb, Boxshall, Mill & Grahame, 1996 (Copepoda: Chitonophilidae) from true whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) in the Russian Arctic0
Behavioral modification by trematodes shaping the distribution for <i>Batillaria multiformis</i> along rocky intertidal flats0
Genetic structure of a population of “peanutfish” (“dragonfish”) sea cucumbers using mitochondrial COI sequences in Marau, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands0
Meiofaunal composition on intertidal sandy beaches in Rayong Province, Thailand0
Semi-automatic recognition of juvenile scallops reared in lantern nets from time-lapse images using a deep learning technique0
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
Quantitative evaluation of color morphotypes in a deep-sea snailfish, <i>Careproctus trachysoma</i> in the Japan Sea and their genetic and environmental backgrounds0
Assessing the tolerance of bivalves to marine environmental degradation associated with dissolved oxygen depletion0
Prey preferences of juvenile whelk <i>Neptunea arthritica</i> (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) in Hakodate Bay, Hokkaido, Japan0
<i>Paracalanus orientalis</i> n. sp. (Copepoda, Calanoida), formerly referred to as <i>P. parvus</i> in Japanese coastal waters0
Phylogenetic position of the acoel <i>Oxyposthia praedator</i> (Xenacoelomorpha: Convolutidae)0
Microzooplankton as a food source for the scyphozoan <i>Aurelia coerulea</i>: growth and feeding responses of the polyp stage in field assemblages0
Seasonal changes in <i>Skeletonema</i> species in the sediment of Tokyo Bay evaluated with real-time PCR assays0
Seasonal and interannual variability in phytoplankton primary to copepod secondary and tertiary production for 18 years (2006–2023) in Sagami Bay, Japan0
Predator avoidance behavior of Japanese sea cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> juveniles elicited by contact with and chemical stimuli from predatory sea stars0
First records of two peritrich ciliates: <i>Epistylis</i> and <i>Zoothamnium</i> as epibionts of freshwater copepods in the 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
Population differentiation of the endangered salt-marsh snail <i>Ellobium chinense</i> in Japan (Gastropoda: Ellobiidae)0
<i>Karenia selliformis</i> grown under moderate light intensity exerts strong toxicity to fish0
Population dynamics of <i>Chattonella</i> (Raphidophyceae), causative flagellates of noxious red tides in Ago Bay, central Japan, with an emphasis on cyst germination0
The occurrences of three ectoparasites on the flathead <i>Platycephalus</i> sp. 2, the “Magochi” from Tokyo Bay, 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
Marine macroinvertebrate fauna of the shallow coastal waters of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage at Hokkaido, Japan0
Seasonal abundance of marine cladocerans in the offshore waters of Suruga Bay, Japan0
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
Growth characteristics and fatty acids of the thermotolerant green alga <i>Desmodesmus</i> sp. isolated from a freshwater puddle in Ibaraki, Japan0
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
A new species of <i>Amphictene</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pectinariidae) from off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan0
Prediction of macrobenthos distribution using the Maxent and simplified estimable environmental variables in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan0
Back to the roots, Part 1—early life cycle data of Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Staurozoa)0
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
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Downstream drifting of <i>Macrobrachium</i> (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) larvae in the Shimanto River, Japan0
<i>Orchistoma integrale</i> sp. nov. (Hydrozoa, Orchistomatidae), a new species of hydromedusa with the first record of the genus from the Northwest Pacific0
Record of <i>Cloridopsis scorpio</i> (Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828) (Stomatopoda: Squillidae) from Japan: rediscovery after almost a century0
Copepod luminescence revisited0
Observation of a coccolithophore <i>Gephyrocapsa oceanica</i> bloom in the temperate coastal waters of Sagami Bay, Japan0
Shell use by megalopae of the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>0
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
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