Reimer James Davis

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Title

Professor

Researcher Number(JSPS Kakenhi)

20452956

Laboratory Address

1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa

Mail Address

E-mail address

Homepage URL

http://miseryukyu.com

Profile

James Davis Reimer's research focuses on the biodiversity of understudied marine invertebrate groups (so-called "minor taxa"), primarily benthic cnidarians including zoantharians and their endosymbionts, as well as octocorals, from shallow tropical coral reefs to the deep sea. Recent research has also examined the impact of coastal development on marine diversity and ecosystems. Since 2007, he has been based at the University of the Ryukyus, where he is currently an Associate Professor.
In 2015, he was awarded the Okinawa Research Prize for science contributing to the well-being and understanding of the Ryukyu Islands.
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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Science   Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science   Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Tropical Biosphere Research Center   Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Engineering and Science   Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science   Professor  

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2006.09
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    2007.03

    Biological Institute on Kuroshio, Researcher  

  • 2007.04
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    2008.12

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Science, Assistant Professor  

  • 2009.09
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    2014.03

    University of the Ryukyus, Transdisciplinary Research Organization for Subtropics and Island Studies, Special Associate Professor  

  • 2013.04
    　
    　

    University of the Ryukyus  

  • 2014.04
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    2023.03

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Science, Associate Professor  

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Affiliated academic organizations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2000.04
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    Now
     

    Japan Coral Reef Society 

  • 2005.04
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    Now
     

    Nihon Cnidarian Biologists 

  • 2005.04
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    Now
     

    Zoological Society of Japan 

  • 2006.04
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    2010.03
     

    Phycological Society of Japan 

  • 2010.04
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    Now
     

    Asia Pacific Coral Reef Society 

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • genetic diversity

  • ecological diversity

  • population diversity

  • taxonomy

  • ecology

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Others / Others

  • Life Science / Biodiversity and systematics

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • A massive and ancient antipatharian colony at a seamount in the northwest Pacific

    James Davis Reimer, Kensuke Yanagi, Guillermo Mironenko Castelló, Kurt Bryant B. Bacharo, Hiroyuki Yokooka, Keita Koeda, Shinji Tsuchida, Yoshihiro Fujiwara

    Marine Biodiversity ( Springer Science and Business Media LLC )  54 ( 6 )   2024.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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    Abstract Many colonial anthozoans are ecosystem engineers and contribute to creating intricate benthic communities that often harbor high levels of marine biodiversity. Here, we report on an extraordinarily large antipatharian colony observed on the West Mariana Ridge in the Northwest Pacific. Based on colony form, morphological analyses, and DNA barcoding results, we identified the colony as Leiopathes cf. annosa. From in situ observations, we estimate the size of the colony as approximately 308 cm in height and 441 cm in width, with a central stem of 28 cm in diameter. If growth rates of Leiopathes species in this region of the Pacific Ocean are similar to those previously reported from Hawaii, this colony may be approximately 7000 years old, placing it among the longest-lived marine organisms reported. Seamounts in this region and such large anthozoan colonies should be targeted for more biodiversity investigation and future conservation.

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  • Assessment of marine litter interactions with urban coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan

    Ilechukwu, I; Das, RR; Lalas, JAA; Jamodiong, EA; Abram, A; De Palmas, S; Reimer, JD

    MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN ( Marine Pollution Bulletin )  209 ( Pt B ) 117248   2024.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Azooxanthellate Palythoa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) Genomes Reveal Toxin-related Gene Clusters and Loss of Neuronal Genes in Hexacorals

    Yoshioka, Y; Yamashita, H; Uchida, T; Shinzato, C; Kawamitsu, M; Fourreau, CJL; Castelló, GM; Fiedler, BK; van den Eeckhout, TM; Borghi, S; Reimer, JD; Shoguchi, E

    GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION ( Genome Biology and Evolution )  16 ( 9 )   2024.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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  • A taxonomic revision of the sponge-associated genus Thoracactis Gravier, 1918 (Anthozoa: Zoantharia) based on an integrated approach

    Hiroki Kise, Javier Montenegro, Paulo V.F. Corrêa, Marcos V.C. Clemente, Paulo Y.G. Sumida, Bert W. Hoeksema, James D. Reimer

    Contributions to Zoology ( Brill )  93   229 - 251   2024.04 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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    Abstract The integrated approach of molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyses has revolutionized the systematics and our understanding of the evolutionary relationships of marine taxa. One such group is the hexacorallian order Zoantharia Rafinesque, 1815. The monotypic genus Thoracactis Gravier, 1918 has been little investigated since its placement within the order Zoantharia more than 100 years ago. Here, we examined museum specimens collected from the Cape Verde Islands (eastern Atlantic) and newly collected specimens from Brazil (southwestern Atlantic), using a combined molecular and morphological approach. Our results conclusively show Thoracactis to be referable to the family Parazoanthidae. Morphological data show that Thoracactis topsenti Gravier, 1918, the type species of this monotypic genus, has a cyclically transitional arrangement of its sphincter muscle, and this arrangement has previously been reported from the Parazoanthidae. Thoracactis can be distinguished from other hexasterophoran glass-sponge-associated genera (Churabana Kise, Montenegro & Reimer, 2022, Parachurabana Kise, 2023, and Vitrumanthus Kise, Montenegro & Reimer, 2022) by a combination of morphological, ecological and molecular phylogenetic data. In addition, molecular phylogenetic analyses clearly indicate that Thoracactis topsenti is placed within Parazoanthidae. These results are yet another demonstration of the utility of comprehensive combined approaches. From now, research attention should focus on the revision of remaining taxonomic questions within the family Epizoanthidae, with the goal of a comprehensively revised suborder Macrocnemina within reach.

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  • Anemonefish are better taxonomists than humans

    Kashimoto, R; Mercader, M; Zwahlen, J; Miura, S; Tanimoto, M; Yanagi, K; Reimer, JD; Khalturin, K; Laudet, V

    CURRENT BIOLOGY ( Current Biology )  34 ( 5 ) R193 - R194   2024.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Routledge handbook of bounded rationality

    Viale Riccardo ( Part: Single Author )

    Routledge  2021

  • Review of deep-sea Cnidaria and Ctenophora fauna in the NW Pacific Ocean. In: Biogeographic Atlas of the Deep NW Pacific Fauna. Editors: H Saeedi, A Brandt

    Reimer JD, Yanagi K, Kise H, Poliseno A, Kushida Y, Saeedi H, Lindsay DJ ( Part: Multiple Authorship )

    2020

  • Reconciliation : Christian perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches

    Faix Tobias, Reimer Johannes, Wyngaard G.J. van ( Part: Single Author )

    Lit  2020

  • Biology and ecology of zoantharians (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia). Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

    Santos MEA, Reimer JD ( Part: Multiple Authorship )

    2020

  • Historical dictionary of German cinema

    Reimer Robert C. (Robert Charles), Reimer Carol J. ( Part: Single Author )

    Rowman & Littlefield  2019

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Other Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Biology and ecology of zoantharians (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia)

    Santos MEA, Reimer JD

    Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences     2020  [Refereed]

     

  • Examining biodiversity of understudied coral reef organisms:

    JD Reimer

    OIST, Onna, Okinawa ( その他の出版社 )    2010.06

     

  • recent discoveries of “cryptic” zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) in Okinawa

    JD Reimer

    OIST, Onna, Okinawa ( その他の出版社 )    2010.06

     

  • Biology of zoanthids: Investigations using molecular and morphological techniques

    JD Reimer

    CIMAR, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica ( その他の出版社 )    2009.10

     

  • Guide to identifying shallow water zoanthids in the northwestern Pacific using morphological and molecular approaches

    JD Reimer

    Topics of “Ignored” Invertebrate Diversity in Coral Reefs workshop. Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan ( その他の出版社 )    2009.09

     

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Examining biodiversity of understudied coral reef organisms: recent discoveries of “cryptic” zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) in Okinawa

    JD Reimer

    2nd Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium  2010.06  -  2010.06 

  • Investigation of distribution of five zoanthid species in Okinawa, Japan

    Y Irei, Y Nozawa, JD Reimer

    2nd Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium  2010.06  -  2010.06 

  • The Melithaeidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) of the Ryukyu Archipelago: molecular and morphological examinations

    C Aguilar, M Nonaka, JD Reimer

    2nd Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium  2010.06  -  2010.06 

  • Preliminary results of field surveys of Terpios outbreaks in the Nansei Islands, Japan

    JD Reimer, M Mizuyama

    2nd Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium  2010.06  -  2010.06 

  • Phylogeny of undescribed zoanthid species in the Pacific

    T Fujii, JD Reimer

    2nd Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium  2010.06  -  2010.06 

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Academic Awards 【 display / non-display 】

  • Narishige Prize

    2021.06   Zoological Society of Japan  

    Winner: James Davis REIMER

  • Okinawa Research Prize

    2015    

  • Best Student Poster

    2010.06   2nd Asia Pacific Coral Reef Symposium  

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    Awarded for student's poster - see literature list.

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SDGs 【 display / non-display 】

  • 海の豊かさを守ろう

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