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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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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 morph12
Semi-automatic recognition of juvenile scallops reared in lantern nets from time-lapse images using a deep learning technique12
Involvement of quorum sensing in the activity of growth-inhibiting bacteria against the toxic dinoflagellate <i>Alexandrium catenella</i> (Group I)9
Prediction of macrobenthos distribution using the Maxent and simplified estimable environmental variables in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan9
Effects of transplant sites and preventive measures against predation on the survival rates of pen shell in the Ariake Sea, Japan7
Microzooplankton as a food source for the scyphozoan <i>Aurelia coerulea</i>: growth and feeding responses of the polyp stage in field assemblages6
Seasonal abundance of marine cladocerans in the offshore waters of Suruga Bay, Japan5
Genetic diversities of commercially harvested jellyfish, <i>Rhopilema hispidum</i> and <i>Lobonemoides robustus</i> in Southeast Asia4
Temporal variations in the copepod community structure during the sand lance fishery season near the Akashi Strait, eastern Seto Inland Sea4
Early life history of <i>Ilisha elongata</i> (Pristigasteridae, Clupeiformes, Pisces) in Ariake Sound, Shimabara Bay, Japan4
Fine structures along the alimentary canal in a holoplanktonic gastropod, <i>Pterotrachea coronata</i>3
Response to suction dynamics on intertidal distribution of <i>Haustorioides</i> amphipod species on East Asian sandy beaches during diurnal tidal changes3
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
Use of environmental DNA to survey the distribution of the invasive mussel <i>Limnoperna fortunei</i> in farm ponds3
Life in coastal pebble sediment: Unique interstitial organism community and selective feeding on meiobenthos by interstitial fishes (<i>Luciogobius</i>: Gobiidae)3
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>3
Predator avoidance behavior of Japanese sea cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> juveniles elicited by contact with and chemical stimuli from predatory sea stars2
Impacts of coastal armouring on rubble mobile cryptofauna at shallow coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan2
Effects of seasonal irrigation subsidies on the dietary components of estuarine detritus feeders: stable isotopic analysis focusing on nereidid polychaetes2
Genetic structure of a population of “peanutfish” (“dragonfish”) sea cucumbers using mitochondrial COI sequences in Marau, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands2
Phylogenetic position of the acoel <i>Oxyposthia praedator</i> (Xenacoelomorpha: Convolutidae)2
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
Bioluminescence of the polychaete <i>Tharyx</i> sp. (Annelida: Cirratulidae) in deep-seawater from Toyama Bay, Japan2
A new species of <i>Amphictene</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pectinariidae) from off Kushiro, Hokkaido, 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
Back to the roots, Part 1—early life cycle data of Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Staurozoa)2
First description of the female of <i>Bradyidius angustus</i> (Calanoida, Aetideidae) with descriptions of the male and copepodids2
Giant spoon worms pumped out of their deep burrows: First collection of the main bodies of <i>Ikeda taenioides</i> (Annelida: Thalassematidae: Bonelliinae) in 88 years2
Genetic variation of <i>Littorina horikawai</i> endemic to the western coast and the adjacent islands around Kyushu, Japan inferred by mtDNA analyses2
Seasonal occurrence of the cold-water calanoid copepod <i>Acartia omorii</i> and its rare occurrence during midsummer in the Seto Inland Sea2
Seasonal and annual dynamics of phytoplankton off Tajima, southwestern Sea of Japan2
Effectiveness of Lugol’s iodine solution for long-term preservation of zooplankton samples for molecular analysis1
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 population1
The effects of photoperiod and temperature on embryonic diapause termination in the hermit crab <i>Pagurus nigrofascia</i>1
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 a1
Diversity of <i>Heterocapsa</i> (Dinophyceae) and the algal bloom event in the mariculture areas of Johor Strait, Malaysia1
Seasonal changes in taxonomic, size composition, and Normalised Biomass Size Spectra (NBSS) of mesozooplankton communities in the Funka Bay, southwestern Hokkaido: Insights from ZooScan analysis1
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Densities of cyanobacterial cells, spicules, and particles in the coral-killing sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan1
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 setting1
Assessment of spawning events of the tri-spine horseshoe crab, <i>Tachypleus tridentatus</i>, using environmental DNA in the Sone tidal flat, Japan1
Population differentiation of the endangered salt-marsh snail <i>Ellobium chinense</i> in Japan (Gastropoda: Ellobiidae)1
Aspects of distribution, growth, and reproduction of the fluvial prawn, <i>Macrobrachium shokitai,</i> in a subtropical river on Iriomote Island, Japan1
First record of <i>Kamaka corophina</i> Ren & Sha, 2013 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Kamakidae) in Japan1
Quantitative evaluation of color morphotypes in a deep-sea snailfish, <i>Careproctus trachysoma</i> in the Japan Sea and their genetic and environmental backgrounds1
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
Aquatic invertebrate’s Carbohydrate-binding module assists environmental cellulase to immobilize in wetland sediments1
Population dynamics of <i>Chattonella</i> (Raphidophyceae), causative flagellates of noxious red tides in Ago Bay, central Japan, with an emphasis on cyst germination1
A discovery of the northernmost population of the giant mangrove whelk <i>Terebralia palustris</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Potamididae) on Zamami Island and its genetic variability1
Records and distribution of the coral-killing sponge <i>Chalinula nematifera</i> in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan1
Association of <i>Caprella</i> <i>fimbrillata</i> Vassilenko, 1993 (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Amphipoda) with the deep-sea holothurian <i>Scotoplanes globosa</i> (Th1
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, Japan1
Ascidians observed associating epizoically on holothurians in waters in the Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan1
The <i>COI</i> haplotype diversity of the pelagic polychaete <i>Tomopteris</i> (Annelida: Tomopteridae) collected from the Pacific coast off Kii Peninsula, central Japan1
Prey preferences of juvenile whelk <i>Neptunea arthritica</i> (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) in Hakodate Bay, Hokkaido, Japan1
Host-epibiont relationship between calanoid copepods and suctorian ciliates in the northern North Pacific Ocean1
An effective method to mass culture a lobate ctenophore (<i>Bolinopsis mikado</i>)1
Holothurian assemblages before the harvest-boom era in inner reefs of Ishigaki Island, focusing on population dynamics of lollyfish <i>Holothuria atra</i> Jäger, 18331
Planktonic larvae of the rare spoon worm, <i>Ikedosoma elegans</i> (Annelida: Thalassematidae), collected from Tanabe Bay, Wakayama, Japan1
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, Philippines1
“Standing on tiptoe”: A novel foraging technique in the starfish <i>Patiria pectinifera</i>1
An efficient mass culture method for <i>Beroe cucumis</i>0
Three species of Fauveliopsidae (Annelida) from the northwestern Pacific including a new species0
The response of bacterial communities to organic matter in the surface sediment of the Pearl River estuary0
Experimental assessment of copepod survival in response to the harmful dinoflagellate <i>Karenia selliformis</i> from the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan0
Quantitative evaluation of <i>Karenia</i> cells using FlowCam: Applying to its distribution in Hidaka Bay, southern Hokkaido, northern Japan during autumn 20220
Ernst Haeckel’s mysterious species, Part II: African Chirodropida (Cnidaria, Cubomedusae)0
Genetic diversity and population structure of giant Pacific octopus (<i>Enteroctopus dofleini</i>) based on mitochondrial DNA analyses0
Effects of water temperature and food concentration on polyps of <i>Aurelia</i> <i>malayensis</i> around the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan0
Growth characteristics and fatty acids of the thermotolerant green alga <i>Desmodesmus</i> sp. isolated from a freshwater puddle in Ibaraki, Japan0
Seasonal changes in <i>Skeletonema</i> species in the sediment of Tokyo Bay evaluated with real-time PCR assays0
The filamentous colony-forming diatom <i>Aulacoseira pusilla</i> with a high mantle height/valve diameter ratio0
Shell use by megalopae of the hermit crab <i>Pagurus filholi</i>0
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
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
Genetic structure of the vestimentiferan <i>Lamellibrachia satsuma</i> revealed by microsatellite analyses0
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
Umbrella of <i>Mastigias papua</i> (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Mastigiidae): hardness and cytomorphology with remarks on colors0
Morphological and molecular analyses of <i>Blackfordia</i> sp. (Hydrozoa: Leptothecata) newly discovered in Vietnam0
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 g0
Seasonal population dynamics, production, and feeding of the chaetognath <i>Aidanosagitta crassa</i> in a temperate eutrophic inlet0
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
Records of four mantis shrimp species (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, Japan0
Seasonal changes in molluscan diversity of Western Ghat rivers of Karnataka, India0
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>0
Population dynamics of a hypoxia-tolerant bivalve: A comparison of two sites in the inner part of Ariake Bay, Japan0
Downstream drifting of <i>Macrobrachium</i> (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) larvae in the Shimanto River, Japan0
First observation of <i>Waminoa</i> sp. on <i>Dendronephthya</i> aff. <i>rigida</i>0
Back to the roots, Part 2—Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Staurozoa) reborn based on early life cycle data0
Symbiotic bacterial communities of zooplankters from Lake Biwa, Japan0
A new species of <i>Euchonoides</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellidae) from Suruga Bay, Japan0
<i>Nectonemertes mirabilis</i> (Nemertea: Hoplonemertea: Pelagica) from deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, first sighting of a pelagic nemertean in the gulf0
PCR and LAMP detection of environmental DNA of the invasive clam <i>Corbicula fluminea</i>0
Dietary effects on larval survival and development of three sesarmid crabs0
A simple method for species identification of the ghost crabs using PCR-RFLP0
Flexible herbivory of the euryhaline mysid <i>Neomysis awatschensis</i> in the microtidal Yura River estuary, central Japan0
Genetically isolated population of the coastal species with high dispersal potential: the case of the sentinel crab <i>Macrophthalmus japonicus</i> (Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae) in Japan0
First description of developmental processes in <i>Sclerodactyla multipes</i> (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) from Misaki, Sagami Bay, Japan0
<i>Karenia selliformis</i> grown under moderate light intensity exerts strong toxicity to fish0
Marine macroinvertebrate fauna of the shallow coastal waters of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage at Hokkaido, Japan0
Environmental impact in nutritional condition of spiny lobster <i>Panulirus argus</i> (Decapoda: Palinuridae) in natural fishing areas0
Burrow morphology of ghost crab <i>Ocypode stimpsoni</i> on Ikarashi beach, Niigata, 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
Spawning record of hermatypic coral <i>Acropora digitifera</i> documented by the action camera at one-minute interval0
Occurrence of <i>Takayama</i> (Dinophyceae) in Uranouchi Inlet, Japan0
The phenology of epiphytic diatoms and epifauna observed on <i>Zostera marina</i> of Arikawa Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan0
<i>Tiaricodon orientalis</i> sp. nov., a new species (Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Halimedusidae) from Sagami Bay, eastern Japan0
A new species of the genus <i>Podoceropsis</i> Boeck, 1861 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Photidae) from Kagoshima Bay, Japan0
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 descriptio0
Identification of species of teatfish (Holothuroidea: Holothuriida) in Japan based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences, morphology, and ossicles0
Long tubules of tentacular nematocysts in the moon jellyfish <i>Aurelia coerulea</i> (Semaeostomeae, Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) from Tanabe Bay, Pacific coast of southern Japan0
Record of <i>Euilyoida takewakii</i> (Kato, 1935) (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Acotylea) from Fukuoka, Japan, with notes on its phylogenetic position0
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>Paranthura oriens</i> sp. nov. (Isopoda: Anthuroidea: Paranthuridae) from Tateyama, Chiba, 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
Ingestion of microplastics by free-living marine nematodes, especially <i>Enoplolaimus</i> spp., in Mallipo Beach, South Korea0
Variations in photoprotective compounds in surface-dwelling copepods in subtropical open 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
Spatial and temporal variations in community structure, standing stock and productivity of mesozooplankton in the southwestern Japan Sea0
<i>Tregouboviopsis gemmula</i>, a new species of Hydrozoa (Anthoathecata, Ptilocodiidae), with new record of <i>Tregouboviopsis perradialis</i> from Japan0
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, 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
Occurrence of the collector sea urchin <i>Tripneustes gratilla</i> with over-a-decade longevity under rearing0
<i>Paracalanus orientalis</i> n. sp. (Copepoda, Calanoida), formerly referred to as <i>P. parvus</i> in Japanese coastal waters0
A new species of genus <i>Sapphirina</i> (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Kuroshio Extension region in the western North Pacific Ocean0
Macrozoobenthos distribution after flood events offshore the Mimi River estuary, Japan0
Seasonal variation in the abundance of the colony-forming diatom <i>Thalassiosira diporocyclus</i> in Minamata Bay and its growth characteristics0
Impact of seasonal hypoxia on benthic copepod communities in Omura Bay, a highly enclosed coastal sea in southwestern Japan0
Record of <i>Cloridopsis scorpio</i> (Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828) (Stomatopoda: Squillidae) from Japan: rediscovery after almost a century0
Observation of a coccolithophore <i>Gephyrocapsa oceanica</i> bloom in the temperate coastal waters of Sagami Bay, Japan0
Life history characteristics and burrow structure of the mud shrimp (Decapoda: Upogebiidae)0
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