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Is the morphological evolution of Microporella correlated with environmental factors?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10836002
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 自然史科学
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

MAWATARI Shunsuke  Hokkaido University, Grad.School of Sci., Prof., 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (50096913)

Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
KeywordsMicroporella / morphological evolution / environmental facters / avicularia / attached material / Doderlein / function of zooid accessaries / individual zooids / 仮面形卵室 / 相同形質 / 調整嚢囗 / Microporella / 卵室 / ウスコケムシ属 / 仮面型卵室 / ロンドン自然史博物館 / 微生物マット
Research Abstract

Microporella specimens colleted from three Japanese coastal regions influenced by warm, cold, and warm and cold current and those from Showa Emperor Collection, from Doderlein Collection, and from the collection deposited in the Natural History Museum, London were compared in terms of adaptation to environment.
Three years research yielded the following results :
(1) Morphological variation of avicularia between the species of Microporella generally correlated with the environment in which the particular species live.
(2) Morphology of avicularia means adaptation to the environment.
(2) Hence, it is ill-suited for phylogenetic implication to analyze the relation between the species of Microporella using the morphological comparison of avicularian mandibles.
(4) The tendency described above was discovered in Microporella but is not necessarily expected to be present in other bryozoan groups that have long avicularian mandibles.
(5) The function of avicularian mandible may differ between the species even in a genus or a species group.
All of the data obtained by the present study consistently tell us that the morphology of zooid accessories, such as avicularia, ovicells, frontal umbo, and so on is correlated with environmental conditions, and so you have to compare them with attention particularly for applying a cladistic analysis for the phylogeny concerned.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All Other

All Publications (13 results)

  • [Publications] Suwa,T.: "Revision of seven specis of Microporella (Bryozoa, cheilostomatida) from Hokkaido, Japan, using new taxommic daracters"Journal of Natural History. 32. 895-922 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Suwa,T.: "A new Microporella (Bryoza, Cheilostomata) from Alaska"Zoological Science. 15. 589-592 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mawatari,S.F.: "Two new specis of Japanese Microparella (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida) in the Podalein Collection, Musee Zoologiqre, Strasbourg"Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 39. 1-7 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Grischenko,A.: "Systematics and phylogeny of the cheilostome bryozoan Doryporella"Zoologica Scripta. 29. 247-264 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mawatari,S.F.: "Museum specimens play a leading role in the animal taxonocy in Japan - a case of Podalein Collection in Europe -"Proceedings of the International Joint Wakshop for Studies on Biodiversity. 1(in press). (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Suwa T.: "Revision of seven species of Microporella (Bryozoa, Cheilosotomatida) from Hokkaido, Japan, using new taxonomic characters."Journal of Natural History. 32. 895-922 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Suwa T.: "A new Microporella (Bryozoa Cheilosotomata) from Alaska."Zoological Science. 15. 589-592 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mawatari S.F.: "Two new species of Japanese Microporella (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida) in the Doderlein Collection, Musee Zoologique, Strasbourg."Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 39. 1-7 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Grischenko, A.: "Systematics and phylogeny of the cheilostome bryozoan Doryporella."Zoologica Scripta. 29. 247-264 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mawatari, S.F.: "Museum specimens play a leading role in the animal taxonomy in Japan-a case of Doderlein Collection in Europe-."Proc.of The International Joint Workshop for Studies on Biodiversity. (in press). (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.GrischenKo: "Systematics and phylogeny of the cheilostome bryogoan Doryporella"Zoologica Scrigta. 29(3). 247-264 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Mawatari, S.F.: "Microporella from Shimoda, central Japan"Species Diversity. 5・4(未定). (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Shirakawa,S.: "A Revision of Microporella with personate ovicells" Journal of Natural History. 33・6(印刷中). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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