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Phylogenetic relationships between the Ophidiasteridae and Goniasteridae (Asteroidea): Evolution and adaptation from the deep sea to the shallow waters

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K06327
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 45030:Biodiversity and systematics-related
Research InstitutionNational Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Fujita Toshihiko  独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 動物研究部, 部長 (70222263)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords分子系統解析 / ホウキボシ科 / ゴカクヒトデ科 / ヒトデ綱 / 深海 / 分類体系 / 多様化 / 祖先形質復元 / 適応形態 / R/r比 / 分類 / 系統 / 棘皮動物
Outline of Research at the Start

アカヒトデ目に属するホウキボシ科とゴカクヒトデ科を対象に系統分類学的研究を行う.前者は熱帯の浅海で優占し盤が小さく腕が細長いのに対し,後者は寒冷な深海で優占し体は平たい五角形をしている.両科は分類学的に混乱しており,ホウキボシ科とされている種の一部は実際にはゴカクヒトデ科であることがわかってきた.
そこで,これら両科に属する種・属の分類体系と系統関係を分子系統解析によって明らかにし,両科の対照的な形態や生態の特徴の祖先形質復元によって,多くの底生動物で推測されている方向性とは逆の,深海から浅海への分布の拡大という現象に着目し,これらの特徴の浅海環境への適応について議論する.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Phylogenetic studies on the morphological and molecular characteristics of the families Ophidiasteridae and Goniasteridae were conducted. Traditional systematics considered ophidiasterids, with slender arms, to be dominant in shallow seas, while goniasterids, with pentagonal bodies, were thought to be dominant in the deep sea. However, detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that many species previously classified under Ophidiasteridae actually belong to Goniasteridae, indicating a significant need to revise the classification system. It was found that goniasterids are widely distributed from the deep sea to shallow waters, and species inhabiting shallow seas have similar morphologies to sympatric ophidiasterids. Ancestral state reconstruction suggested an evolutionary trend opposite to what has been hypothesized for many benthic animals, revealing an expansion from deep to shallow seas and corresponding morphological adaptations to shallow water environments.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

生物は進化によって,様々な形態を生み出してきた.形態がそれぞれの系統でどのように変化したのかを追うことは,進化を理解する上での重要な課題である.ヒトデ類においては,これまで形態から推定されていた分類・系統が,分子系統解析によって大きく見直されつつある.系統に基づく分類体系と分類形質とを対比させた分析から,進化の実像がわかるようになり,浅海から浅海へ進出して多様化するという,これまであまり指摘されていなかった進化の道筋を示唆することができた.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2024 2023 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] スミソニアン自然史博物館(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マレーシア科学大学(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] スミソニアン米国自然史博物館(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マレーシア科学大学(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 国立スミソニアン博物館(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] New Taxa and Occurrences of Mesophotic and Deep-sea Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) from Okinawa and adjacent regions2024

    • Author(s)
      MAH CHRISTOPHER L.、KOGURE YOICHI、FUJITA TOSHIHIKO、HIGASHIJI TAKUO
    • Journal Title

      Zootaxa

      Volume: 5403 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-41

    • DOI

      10.11646/zootaxa.5403.1.1

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Description of a new Luidia species (Asteroidea: Paxillosida: Luidiidae) from Japan with molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Luidia2024

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi Itaru、Hibino Mai、Yamamoto Masaki、Fujita Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

      Volume: 104 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1017/s0025315424000158

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Echinodermata2024

    • Author(s)
      Woo, S. P., S. H. Tan, and T. Fujita
    • Journal Title

      Lee, Y.-H. (ed.), Probing into Marine Life with DNA Barcode in the Tropical Indo-Pacific

      Volume: - Pages: 228-250

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Phylogenetic position of enigmatic spherical-starfish, Podosphaeraster toyoshiomaruae (Asteroidea, Valvatida, Podosphaerasteridae2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiruta, S. F., Kobayashi, I., and Fujita, T.
    • Organizer
      6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Systematic Revision of the family Asterinidae (Asteroidea, Valvatida) based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, M., Hiruta, S. F, Fujita, T.
    • Organizer
      6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本近海に分布するスナイトマキ属Ctenodiscusの系統分類学的再検討(棘皮動物門:ヒトデ綱)2023

    • Author(s)
      茂木隆伸・佐久間啓・三澤遼・成松庸二・藤田敏彦・狩野泰則
    • Organizer
      2023年日本ベントス学会・日本プランクトン学会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Molecular phylogeny of Neoasteroidea (Asteroidea) based on mitochondrial genome2023

    • Author(s)
      Shimpei F. HIRUTA, Davin H. E. SETIAMARGA & Toshihiko FUJITA
    • Organizer
      11th European Conference on Echinoderms
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Systematic revision of Ctenodiscus (Asteroidea, Paxillosida) in Japanese waters2023

    • Author(s)
      Takanobu MOGI , Toshihiko FUJITA & Yasunori KANO
    • Organizer
      11th European Conference on Echinoderms
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 北海道沿岸のルソンヒトデ科の多様性2023

    • Author(s)
      小林格・藤田敏彦
    • Organizer
      第19回棘皮動物研究集会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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