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Global evolution of Brachycnemina and their Symbiodinium

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H04834
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Biodiversity/Systematics
Research InstitutionUniversity of the Ryukyus

Principal Investigator

REIMER J.D.  琉球大学, 理学部, 准教授 (20452956)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥13,130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,030,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Keywordsholobiont / coral reef / symbiont / Zoantharia / evolution / biodiversity / Symbiodinium / biogeography / Anthozoa / スナギンチャク類 / 共生 / 進化 / 共進化 / 褐虫藻 / 種多様性 / 共進会
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The goal was to examine the phylogenies and relationships of coral reef zoantharians (suborder Brachycnemina; genera Zoanthus, Palythoa) and their Symbiodiniaceae zooxanthellae, with the aim of clarifying the chances of co-evolution of hosts and symbionts.
We conducted field sampling in locations worldwide combined with genetic analyses of specimens from museums. Analyses demonstrated new diversity patterns and more detailed species lists for locations in the central and eastern Atlantic, as well as added the large revision of the genus Symbiodinium into the family Symbiodiniaceae. Our analyses show that Atlantic and Indo-Pacific sibling host species share related symbionts, and that this diversity pattern, different than other benthic cnidarians, appears to have been generated by the closing of the Isthmus of Panama. The generalist nature of Brachycnemina species results in their wide distribution, which has generated the current patterns of biodiversity of both hosts and symbionts.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果から、インド太平洋と大西洋における短膜亜目スナギンチャク類の姉妹種は関係する共生者を共有していたことが明らかになり、共進化が示唆された。この多様性パターンは他の海洋底生生物とは異なり、パナマ地峡の閉鎖によって生み出されたことが考えられた。短膜亜目スナギンチャク類のジェネラリスト的性質は、分布を拡大することを可能とし、その結果として、現在の宿主および共生者の多様性パターンが生み出されたことが示唆された。
本研究により、重要視されていなかった分類群を調査することは、海洋生物地理学に関する理解をより深めることに繋がることを示した。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (38 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (11 results) Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] King Abdullah U Science Technology(サウジアラビア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] UNAM(メキシコ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Naturalis Biodiversity Center(Netherlands)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Puerto Rico(Puerto Rico)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] National Sun Yat-Sen University/Academia Sinica(Taiwan)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] King Abdullah U. Science & Technology(Saudi Arabia)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Oregon State University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] King Abdullah U. Science & Technology(Saudi Arabia)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sao Paulo Federal University(Brazil)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Oregon State University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Diversity of Saint Helena Island and zoogeography of zoantharians in the Atlantic Ocean: Jigsaw falling into place2019

    • Author(s)
      Santos Maria E. A.、Wirtz Peter、Montenegro Javier、Kise Hiroki、Lopez Cataixa、Brown Judith、Reimer James Davis
    • Journal Title

      Systematics and Biodiversity

      Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Pages: 165-178

    • DOI

      10.1080/14772000.2019.1572667

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Reduced Symbiodiniaceae diversity in Palythoa tuberculosa at a heavily acidified coral reef2019

    • Author(s)
      Wee Hin Boo、Kurihara Haruko、Reimer James Davis
    • Journal Title

      Coral Reefs

      Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Pages: 311-319

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00338-019-01776-x

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Diversity of zoantharian species and their symbionts from the Macaronesian and Cape Verde ecoregions demonstrates their widespread distribution in the Atlantic Ocean2019

    • Author(s)
      Lopez Cataixa、Reimer James D.、Brito Alberto、Sim?n David、Clemente Sabrina、Hern?ndez Mariano
    • Journal Title

      Coral Reefs

      Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Pages: 269-283

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00338-019-01773-0

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Report of a Zoanthus Zone from the Cabo Verde Islands (Central Eastern Atlantic)2018

    • Author(s)
      Lopez Cataixa、Freitas Rui、Magileviciute Edita、Rat?o Sara S.、Brehmer Patrice、Reimer James D.
    • Journal Title

      Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences

      Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Pages: 409-413

    • DOI

      10.1007/s41208-018-0080-3

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Speciation among sympatric lineages in the genus Palythoa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Zoantharia) revealed by morphological comparison, phylogenetic analyses and investigation of spawning period2018

    • Author(s)
      Mizuyama Masaru、Masucci Giovanni D.、Reimer James D.
    • Journal Title

      PeerJ

      Volume: 6 Pages: e5132-e5132

    • DOI

      10.7717/peerj.5132

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Zooxanthellate zoantharians (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia: Brachycnemina) in the northern Red Sea2017

    • Author(s)
      Reimer James Davis、Montenegro Javier、Santos Maria E. A.、Low Martyn E. Y.、Herrera Marcela、Gatins Remy、Roberts May B.、Berumen Michael L.
    • Journal Title

      Marine Biodiversity

      Volume: 47 Issue: 4 Pages: 1079-1091

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12526-017-0706-3

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A preliminary survey of zoantharian endosymbionts shows high genetic variation over small geographic scales on Okinawa-jima Island, Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Noda Hatsuko、Parkinson John Everett、Yang Sung-Yin、Reimer James Davis
    • Journal Title

      PeerJ

      Volume: 5 Pages: e3740-e3740

    • DOI

      10.7717/peerj.3740

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Diversity of Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) at Dongsha Atoll in the South China Sea2017

    • Author(s)
      Reimer James Davis、Santos Maria Eduarda Alves、Kise Hiroki、Neo Mei Lin、Chen Chaolun Allen、Soong Keryea
    • Journal Title

      Regional Studies in Marine Science

      Volume: 12 Pages: 49-57

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.rsma.2017.02.006

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Zoantharian abundance in coral reef benthic communities at Terengganu Islands, Malaysia2017

    • Author(s)
      Wee Hin Boo、Reimer James Davis、Safuan Mohd、Saidin Jasnizat、Tan Chun Hong、Bachok Zainudin
    • Journal Title

      Regional Studies in Marine Science

      Volume: 12 Pages: 58-63

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.rsma.2017.02.005

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] First records of zooxanthellate Zoanthus (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) from Korea and Japan (East) Sea2016

    • Author(s)
      Reimer James D.、Kim Sangil、Arai Shogo、Keshavmurthy Shashank、Choi Kwang-sik
    • Journal Title

      Marine Biodiversity

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-5

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12526-016-0567-1

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) Diversity Research in Japan: Current State and Future Trends2016

    • Author(s)
      Reimer James Davis、Fujii Takuma
    • Journal Title

      In: M. Motokawa, H. Kajihara (eds.), Species Diversity of Animals in Japan

      Volume: なし Pages: 383-399

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-4-431-56432-4_14

    • ISBN
      9784431564300, 9784431564324
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Global biogeography and ecology of the order Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa)2019

    • Author(s)
      Maria E. A. Santos,Marcelo V. Kitahara, David M. Baker,Inga Conti-Jerpe, James D. Reimer
    • Organizer
      Society for Coastal Ecosystem Studies - Asia Pacific
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Microenvironmental variation and importance for Symbiodiniaceae2018

    • Author(s)
      Hin Boo WEE, Yui KOBAYASHI, Haruko KURIHARA, James D. REIMER
    • Organizer
      Japan Coral Reef Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Variation in Symbiodinium hosted by the zooxanthellate zoantharian Palythoa tuberculosa at river mouths and acidified reefs2018

    • Author(s)
      Wee Hin Boo、Kurihara Haruko、Reimer James Davis
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Differences in dversity of Symbiodinium within the zooxanthellate zoantharian Palythoa tuberculosa at a river mouth and acidified reef in southern Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Wee Hin Boo、Kurihara Haruko、Reimer James Davis
    • Organizer
      Zoological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Diversity and ecology of Zoantharia in Dongsha Atoll and the South China Sea2018

    • Author(s)
      James D. Reimer, Maria Santos, Hiroki Kise, Keryea Soong
    • Organizer
      South China Sea Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 琉球列島内湾浅海域から得られたヤギ類を覆うスナギンチャクについて2017

    • Author(s)
      藤井琢磨、Reimer JD
    • Organizer
      日本動物分類学会第53回大会、横浜
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Diversity and ecology of Zoantharia in Dongsha Atoll and the South China Sea2017

    • Author(s)
      Reimer JD, Santos M, Kise H, Soong K
    • Organizer
      日本刺胞動物談話会、奄美
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Symbiotic interactions in Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea2017

    • Author(s)
      Santos M, Conti-Jerpe IE, Baker DM, Reimer JD
    • Organizer
      Society for Coastal Ecosystems Studies - Asia Pacific, Cebu, Philippines
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Overview of diversity and recent studies of Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia): potential sources for novel marine natural products2017

    • Author(s)
      Reimer JD, Santos MEA, Kise H, Montenegro J, Fujii T
    • Organizer
      Fisheries Science for Future Generations Symposium, Tokyo
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Diversity and ecology of Zoantharia in Dongsha Atoll and the South China Sea2017

    • Author(s)
      Reimer JD, Santos M, Kise H, Soong K
    • Organizer
      International Science Forum on South China Sea, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] カリブ海産スナギンチャク類について2017

    • Author(s)
      Reimer JD, Santos M, Kise H, Montenegro J, Garcia-Hernandez J, Hoeksema B
    • Organizer
      我が国の刺胞動物研究の発展、千葉
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Phylogeny and traits of early metazoans2017

    • Author(s)
      Santos MEA, Kitahara MV, Reimer JD
    • Organizer
      16th International Meeting of the European Society of Evolutionary Biology, Groningen, Netherlands
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Diversity of Symbiodinium spp. in the zoantharian Zoanthus sansibaricus across vertical gradients in the western Pacific2016

    • Author(s)
      Reimer JD, Fujiwara Y, Parkinson JE
    • Organizer
      23rd Pacific Science Congress, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A systematic revision of Symbiodinium: “clades” are genera2016

    • Author(s)
      LaJeunesse TC, Parkinson JE, Reimer JD, Voolstra C
    • Organizer
      13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu, USA
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Diversity of Symbiodinium spp. in the zoantharian Zoanthus sansibaricus across vertical gradients in the western Pacific2016

    • Author(s)
      Reimer JD, Fujiwara Y, Parkinson JE
    • Organizer
      13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu, USA
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) sister species across the Atlantic and Indian-Pacific oceans2016

    • Author(s)
      Santos MEA, Kitahara MV, Reimer JD
    • Organizer
      20th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, Marseilles, France
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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