Xenophyophores as bioindicators for polluant concentrations and species diversity assessment
| Project/Area Number |
25871015
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental impact assessment
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
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Principal Investigator |
LECROQ Beatrice 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, マリンゲノミクスユニット, 研究員 (10649495)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
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| Keywords | Xenophyphores / Molecular phylogeny / Microscopy / Xenophyphore / Xenophyophore / Radionuclides |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Xenophyphores are giant, unicellular protists that flourish on the deep-sea floor in all the word’s oceans. Their large and complex tests accumulate toxic metals from the water column, but also attract a wide variety of organisms, including isopods, polychaetes, mollusks, and echinoderms. This research was aimed to establish the relevance of xenophyphores as bioindicators of deep-sea ecosystem health and whether they can be used to assess environmental pollutant concentrations and local/regional species diversity. Unfortunately the project has been cancelled due to a lack of fresh specimen samples.
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