Published Papers - Reimer James Davis

First record of the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota in the Maldives and Indian Ocean

Montano S.

Bulletin of Marine Science ( Bulletin of Marine Science )  91 ( 1 ) 97 - 98   2015.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (other science council materials etc.)

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New records of the rare calcareous sponge Paragrantia waguensis Hôzawa, 1940

Van Soest R

ZooKeys ( ZooKeys )  2015 ( 546 ) 1 - 20   2015 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Paragrantia waguensis Hozawa is reported from coastal reefs of the island of Okinawa. This rare species was previously known only from Central Japan, Mie Prefecture. It has peculiar apopylar tetractine spicules, so far unique among Calcarea. We present in situ images of the species and a full description including SEM images of skeletal structure and spicule complement. The status of Paragrantia as a separate genus of the family Grantiidae distinct from Grantia Fleming is confirmed on the basis of a morphological and molecular comparison with the European type species of Grantia, G. compressa (Fabricius).

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Descriptions of two azooxanthellate Palythoa species (Subclass Hexacorallia, Order Zoantharia) from the Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan.

Irei Y, Sinniger F, Reimer JD

ZooKeys ( ZooKeys )  ( 478 ) 1 - 26   2015 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Two new species of zoantharians (Hexacorallia, Zoantharia, Sphenopidae), Palythoa mizigama sp. n. and P. umbrosa sp. n., are described from the Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan. Unlike almost all other known Palythoa spp., both species are azooxanthellate and inhabit low-light environments such as floors or sides of caves, crevasses, or hollows of shallow coral reefs. The two species were initially considered to be the same species from their similar habitat environments and highly similar morphological features. However, phylogenetic analyses of nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA, mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA, and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences revealed that these two species have a genetically distant relationship within the genus Palythoa. Morphological characteristics, including polyp size, tentacle number, external/internal coloration, and types and sizes of cnidae were examined in this study. As a result, only tentacle coloration was found to be useful for the morphological distinction between the two species. Palythoa mizigama possesses white tentacles with black horizontal stripes while P. umbrosa possesses white tentacles without any stripe patterns. Considering their distant phylogenetic relationship, it can be assumed that their unique yet similar morphological and ecological characteristics developed independently in each species as an example of parallel evolution.

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A new genus and species of octocoral with aragonite calcium-carbonate skeleton (Octocorallia, Helioporacea) from Okinawa, Japan.

Miyazaki Y, Reimer JD

ZooKeys ( ZooKeys )  2015 ( 511 ) 1 - 23   2015 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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A new genus and species of octocoral with a calcium-carbonate skeleton, Nanipora kamurai sp. n., is described from a shallow coral reef in Okinawa, Japan. Contrary to most octocorals, the skeleton is composed of crystalline aragonite as in blue coral Heliopora. The results of molecular phylogenetic analyses of sequences of mtMutS, COI, and ITS1-5.8s-ITS2-28S region suggest Nanipora gen. n. specimens should be included in order Helioporacea. Based on morphological results compared with other Helioporacea including the genus Epiphaxum (family Lithotelestidae), we establish the new genus Nanipora within Lithotelestidae. This is the first time that a close molecular phylogenetic relationship between Heliopora and a related genus within Helioporacea has been revealed.

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Vertical distribution of zooxanthellate zoantharians on coral reefs of Terengganu Islands, Malaysia

HB Wee, HC Liew, Z Bachok, JD Reimer

Plateaux   12   29 - 37   2015 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (other science council materials etc.)

Buried fossil microatolls off the Kaichu-Doro Causeway, between Okinawa and Henza Islands

Fujita K, Hongo C, Koutoku M, Ito S, Asami R, Reimer JD

Fauna Ryuykuana   24   13 - 15   2015 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (other science council materials etc.)

Four new species and one new genus of zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) from the Galápagos

James Davis Reimer, Takuma Fujii

ZooKeys ( その他の出版社 )  42   1 - 36   2010.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Investigations into the reproductive patterns, ecology and morphology in the zoanthid genus Palythoa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in Okinawa, Japan

Eriko Shiroma, James Davis Reimer

Zoological Studies ( その他の出版社 )  49   182 - 194   2010.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

The Parazoanthidae (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) DNA taxonomy: description of two new genera

Frederic Sinniger, James Davis Reimer, Jan Pawlowski

Marine Biodiversity ( その他の出版社 )  40   57 - 70   2010.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Key to field identification of shallow water brachycnemic zoanthids (Order Zoantharia: Suborder Brachycnemina) present in Okinawa

James Davis Reimer

Galaxea JCRS ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Presence of Abyssoanthus sp. in the Mediterranean Sea: indication of a new cold seep or of ecological tolerance of Abyssoanthus to non-chemotrophic environments?

Frederic Sinniger, Kevin Zelnio, Marco Taviani, James Davis Reimer

Cahiers de Biologie Marine ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Domination and disappearance of the black sponge: a quarter century after the initial Terpios outbreak in southern Japan

James Davis Reimer, Yoko Nozawa, Euichi Hirose

Zoological Studies ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Unexpected diversity in Canadian Pacific zoanthids (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia): a molecular examination and description of a new species from the waters of British Columbia

James Davis Reimer, Frederic Sinniger

Marine Biodiversity ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Epizoanthus spp. associations revealed using DNA markers: a case study from Kochi, Japan

James Davis Reimer, Mamiko Hirose, Taiki Nishisaka, Frederic Sinniger, Gyo Itani

Zoological Science ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Preliminary analyses of cultured Symbiodinium isolated from sand in the oceanic Ogasawara Islands, Japan

James Davis Reimer, MD Mafuzur Rahman Shah, Frederic Sinniger, Kensuke Yanagi, Shoichiro Suda

Marine Biodiversity ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Molecular phylogenetic hypotheses of Zoanthus species (Anthozoa:Hexacorallia) using RNA secondary structure of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2)

Catalina Aguilar, James Davis Reimer

Marine Biodiversity ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Diversity of dinoflagellate blooms in reef flat tide pools at Okinawa, Japan

MDMR Shah, JD Reimer, T Horiguchi, S Suda

Galaxea JCRS ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Long-term changes of infra-littoral zone zooxanthellate cnidarians in the Taisho Lava Field, Sakurajima, Kagoshima, Japan

Shusuke Ono, James Davis Reimer, Yoko Nozawa, Junzo Tsukahara

Galaxea JCRS ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Using hydrofluoric acid for morphological investigations of zoanthids (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): a critical assessment of methodology and necessity

James Davis Reimer, Shu Nakachi, Mamiko Hirose, Euichi Hirose, Shinji Hashiguchi

Marine Biotechnology ( その他の出版社 )  in press   2010 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Preliminary survey of zooxanthellate zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) of the Galápagos and associated symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.).

James Davis Reimer, Cleveland Hickman

Galápagos Research ( その他の出版社 )  66   14 - 19   2009.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)