Published Papers - Reimer James Davis

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 ]

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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 ]

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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 ]

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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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Abundance and distribution of marine litter on the beaches of Okinawa Island, Japan

Ilechukwu, I; Das, RR; Jamodiong, EA; Borghi, S; Manzano, GG; Hakim, AA; Reimer, JD

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN ( Marine Pollution Bulletin )  200   116036   2024.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Coral assemblages at higher latitudes favor short-term potential over long-term performance

Cant, J; Reimer, JD; Sommer, B; Cook, KM; Kim, SW; Sims, CA; Mezaki, T; O'Flaherty, C; Brooks, M; Malcolm, HA; Pandolfi, JM; Salguero-Gómez, R; Beger, M

ECOLOGY ( Ecology )  104 ( 9 ) e4138   2023.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Can environmental DNA unlock the mysteries of biodiversity on coral reefs?

Reimer, JD; Gösser, F

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ( Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences )  290 ( 1998 ) 20230605   2023.05 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Morphological and phylogenetic study of Acanthosquilla Manning, 1963 (Stomatopoda: Nannosquillidae) mantis shrimps, with description of two new species from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.

Nakajima H, Reimer JD, Naruse T

Zootaxa ( Zootaxa )  5231 ( 4 ) 351 - 375   2023.02 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity.

Davies SW, Gamache MH, Howe-Kerr LI, Kriefall NG, Baker AC, Banaszak AT, Bay LK, Bellantuono AJ, Bhattacharya D, Chan CX, Claar DC, Coffroth MA, Cunning R, Davy SK, Del Campo J, Díaz-Almeyda EM, Frommlet JC, Fuess LE, González-Pech RA, Goulet TL, Hoadley KD, Howells EJ, Hume BCC, Kemp DW, Kenkel CD, Kitchen SA, LaJeunesse TC, Lin S, McIlroy SE, McMinds R, Nitschke MR, Oakley CA, Peixoto RS, Prada C, Putnam HM, Quigley K, Reich HG, Reimer JD, Rodriguez-Lanetty M, Rosales SM, Saad OS, Sampayo EM, Santos SR, Shoguchi E, Smith EG, Stat M, Stephens TG, Strader ME, Suggett DJ, Swain TD, Tran C, Traylor-Knowles N, Voolstra CR, Warner ME, Weis VM, Wright RM, Xiang T, Yamashita H, Ziegler M, Correa AMS, Parkinson JE

PeerJ   11   e15023   2023 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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A Draft Genome Sequence of Dorometra sesokonis (Antedonidae, Comatulida, Crinoidea, Echinodermata).

Virgili R, Poliseno A, Pirro S, Reimer JD

Biodiversity genomes   2023   2023

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Ascidians observed associating epizoically on holothurians in waters in the kerama islands, okinawa, japan

Hamamoto K.

日本ベントス研究会連絡誌 ( 日本プランクトン学会、日本ベントス学会 )  17 ( 4 ) 338 - 342   2022.11 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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<p>Photograph records of four holothurian individuals upon which colonial ascidians were associated epizoically are reported from the waters around Akajima Island, Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan. Although holothurians are known to be hosts of many organisms, these new observations add a new perspective to understanding the ecological role of holothurians as mobile scaffolds. Some ascidians have limited capabilities of locomotion, but we believe an association with holothurians would increase the mobility of ascidians. On the other hand, such associations may be beneficial as part of the holothurians’ chemical defenses, since some ascidians and/or harbored cyanobacteria produce bioactive compounds. Even though these observed cases may be temporary associations, it is apparent holothurians are ecosystem engineers on coral reefs not only due to their feeding behavior, but also due to their associated fauna.</p>

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Editorial: Coral Reef Research Methods

James D. Reimer, Nina Yasuda, Shashank Keshavmurthy

Frontiers in Marine Science   9   2022.11 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Colour patterns influence symbiosis and competition in the anemonefish-host anemone symbiosis system

Hayashi, K; Tachihara, K; Reimer, JD; Laudet, V

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ( Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences )  289 ( 1984 ) 20221576   2022.10 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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A world of taxonomic pain: cryptic species, inexplicable host-specificity, and host-induced morphological variation among species of Bivesicula Yamaguti, 1934 (Trematoda: Bivesiculidae) from Indo-Pacific Holocentridae, Muraenidae and Serranidae.

Cribb TH, Bray RA, Justine JL, Reimer J, Sasal P, Shirakashi S, Cutmore SC

Parasitology ( Parasitology )  149 ( 6 ) 1 - 23   2022.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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A community and functional comparison of coral and reef fish assemblages between four decades of coastal urbanisation and thermal stress.

Cook KM, Yamagiwa H, Beger M, Masucci GD, Ross S, Lee HYT, Stuart-Smith RD, Reimer JD

Ecology and evolution ( Ecology and Evolution )  12 ( 3 ) e8736   2022.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Battle of the bands: systematics and phylogeny of the white Goniobranchus nudibranchs with marginal bands (Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae)

Soong, GY; Bonomo, LJ; Reimer, JD; Gosliner, TM

ZOOKEYS ( ZooKeys )  1083 ( 1083 ) 169 - 210   2022.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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A Comparison of Size, Shape, and Fractal Diversity Between Coral Rubble Sampled From Natural and Artificial Coastlines Around Okinawa Island, Japan

Masucci G.D.

Frontiers in Marine Science ( Frontiers in Marine Science )  8   2021.11 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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A New Species of Sea Whip Gorgonian-Associated Zoantharian (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Parazoanthidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with Subgeneric Subdivision of Genus Umimayanthus.

Fujii T, Alves Dos Santos ME, Reimer JD

Zoological science ( Zoological Science )  38 ( 5 ) 466 - 480   2021.10 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Large host anemones can be shelters of a diverse assemblage of fish species, not just anemonefish.

Hayashi K, Kuwamura T, Tachihara K, Reimer JD

Journal of fish biology     2021.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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