Research Article

  1. Masayoshi Tsunoda, Kaori Wakabayashi (2026) Thermal effects on gut transit time and survival in juvenile smooth fan lobsters: implications for optimal rearing temperature. Crustaceana, in press.
  2. Koshi Fujita, Satsuki Makihara, Shota Ishino, Aiko Kayama, Chien-Hui Yang, Tin-Yam Chan and Kaori Wakabayashi (2026) DNA barcoding identifies the final pelagic larval stage of the mantis shrimp Lysiosquilloides taiwanicus Ahyong & Lin, 2022 (Crustacea, Stomatopoda, Lysiosquilloidea) from Taiwan and Japan. Zoological Studies, in press.
  3. Koshi Fujita, Hiroaki Omi, Satsuki Makihara, Kaori Wakabayashi (2026) Seven species of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) collected from Osaka Bay, Japan. Cancer, 35, 63-76. PDF
  4. Mikito Inoue, Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Relationship between age and test diameter of a sea urchin, Heliocidaris crassispina in the Seto Inland Sea. Aquatic Animals, 2025, AA2025-33 (7 pages). PDF
  5. Koshi Fujita, Chia-Wei Lin, Kingsley J. H. Wong, Mikio Kato, Tin-Yam Chan and Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Collection of stomatopod larvae unveiled the existence of an undescribed genus in Lysiosquillidae around Japanese waters. Marine Biodiversity, 55, 29. PDF
  6. Riku Ueda and Kaori Wakabayashi (2024) Impact of substrate particle size on the digging behavior of the juveniles of the smooth fan lobster Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850 (Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Scyllaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 44, ruae060. PDF
  7. Chiho Hidaka, Chien-Hui Yang and Kaori Wakabayashi (2022) Finding the missing puzzle piece of the nisto stage in the larval cycle of the slipper lobster Scyllarides squammosus: a molecular and morphological approach. Zoological Studies, 61, 73 (12 pages). PDF
  8. Nguyen Hong Quan, Kenta Suzuki, Yasuyuki Nogata and Kaori Wakabayashi (2021) Impact of the acute ammonia toxicity on phyllosoma Stage I of a slipper lobster, Ibacus novemdentatus and its recoverability from the ammonia exposure. Aquaculture Research, 52, 5452-5461. PDF
  9. Akari Yoshimoto, Takeya Moritaki, Nobuhiro Saito and Kaori Wakabayashi (2020) A new species of Dendrogaster Knipowitsch, 1890 (Thecostraca: Ascothoracida: Dendrogasteridae) parasitic in the sea star Certonardoa semiregularis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Japan. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 40, 795-807. PDF
  10. Yoshiakira Iinuma, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Mikio Kato, Kazumitsu Nakaguchi, Susumu Ohtsuka and Kaori Wakabayashi (2020) Evolutionary modification of pereopods in phronimid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Phronimidae) reflects host differences. The Biological Bulletin, 238, 167-179. PDF
  11. Yuichi Mazda, Tsutomu Sasagawa, Yoshiakira Iinuma and Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Maternal care and juvenile feeding in a hyperiid amphipod (Oxycephalus clausi Bovallius, 1887) in association with gelatinous zooplankton. Marine Biology Research, 15, 541-547. PDF
  12. Kaori Wakabayashi, Hiroki Sugiura, Yoshiakira Iinuma (2019) Symbiotic crustaceans of gelatinous zooplankton: Case studies of decapod larvae and hyperiid amphipods. Aquabiology, 41, 334-338.

International Conference and Symposium(*Speaker)

  1. *Ahmad Safuan Bin Sallehuddin, Shuhei Ikeda, Lucia Victoria Ocampo and Kaori Wakabayashi (2026) Feeding responses of a slipper lobster Ibacus novemdentatus larvae to the medusa Stomolophus sp. 2 from Mexican waters. The 13th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture, Oral presentation. September 29-30, in Sarawak, Malaysia (online). (accepted)
  2. *Mst Afia Sultana, Narumi Sawada and Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Embryonic development of slipper lobsters, Ibacus ciliatus (von Siebold, 1824) and Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850. II Symposium on Women in Carcinology, Oral presentation. September 29-October 2, in Brazil (online).
  3. *Kaori Wakabayashi, Motohiro Shirai, Tomoyuki Komai and Tin-Yam Chan (2025) Molecular confirmation of sipecies identity between “larval" and “adult" forms of Amphionides reynaudii (H. Milne Edwards, 1833). II Symposium on Women in Carcinology, Oral presentation. September 29-October 2, in Brazil (online).
  4. Yota Ashida and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Evaluation of the natural diet of fan lobsters using molecular approaches. The 2nd Chonnam National University-Hiroshima University Bilateral International Symposium for Hydrosphere Sciences, Oral presentation. Yeosu, Korea.
  5. *Masayoshi Tsunoda and Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Challenge in fan lobster aquaculture: from the seed to the marketable size. The 2nd Chonnam National University-Hiroshima University Bilateral International Symposium for Hydrosphere Sciences, Oral presentation. Yeosu, Korea.
  6. *Yi-Hung Hsiao, Kaori Wakabayashi, Chien-Hui Yang and Yen-Ju Pan (2025) Food preference for fan lobster larvae. The 2nd Chonnam National University-Hiroshima University Bilateral International Symposium for Hydrosphere Sciences, Oral presentation. Yeosu, Korea.
  7. *Mst Afia Sultana, Narumi Sawada and Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Assessment of embryonic development for lobster hatchery. The 2nd Chonnam National University-Hiroshima University Bilateral International Symposium for Hydrosphere Sciences, Oral presentation. Yeosu, Korea.
  8. *Shibuki Hada and Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Effects of low salinity on molting, growth, and survival of stage I larvae of Ibacus novemdentatus. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Food Technology, e-Poster presentation. Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Online.
  9. Kenta Suzuki, Masayuki Yoshida and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Changes in phototactic responses to different light intensities in the early-stage larvae of the smooth fan lobster, Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Food Technology, e-Oral presentation. Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Online. ★Best Oral Presentation Award
  10. *Akari Yoshimoto, Nobuhiro Saito, Takeya Moritaki and Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Taxonomic reviews of the Japanese Dendrogaster species, with notes of two undescribed species. Open International Symposium: Reproductive Biology of Barnacles, Poster presentation. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  11. *Hiroki Sugiura, Yuji Tanaka and Kaori Wakabayashi (2018) Juvenile production of slipper lobsters feeding solely on jellyfish. The 4th Vietnam-Taiwan International Conference on Advanced Mariculture Technology, Oral presentation. Nha Trang University, Nha Trang.

Domestic Meeting(*Speaker)

  1. *Masayoshi Tsunoda,Kaori Wakabayashi (2026) Effects of water temperature on digestion time of juvenile smooth fan lobster. Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, 2026 spring, Oral presentation. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  2. *Koshi Fujita,Kaori Wakabayashi (2026) Classification of stomatopod larvae using morphological key characters of carapace. Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, 2026 spring, Poster presentation. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  3. *Ahmad Safuan Bin Sallehuddin, Nana Miura, Yasuyuki Nogata, Shuhei Ikeda, Michiya Kamio, Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Feeding response of Ibacus novemdentatus phyllosoma larvae with a hydrozoan jellyfish Polyorchis karafutoensis. The 63rd Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan,Oral Presentation.Kochi Universiry,Kochi.
  4. *Mst Afia Sultana, Masayuki Yoshida, Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Non-invasive monitoring of lobster embryo heartbeats: a novel tool for developmental and aquaculture research. The 63rd Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan,Oral Presentation.Kochi Universiry,Kochi.
  5. *Masayoshi Tsunoda, Kaori Wakabayashi (2025) Effects of water temperature on feeding, growth, and survival of juvenile smooth fan lobster. Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, 2025 autumn, Poster presentation. Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima.
  6. *Koshi Fujita, Kaori Wakabayashi (2024) Relationships between larval morphotypes and phylogenetic positions. The 62nd Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation. Hakodate Citizen Hall/Hakodate Arena, Hakodate.
  7. *Kaori Wakabayashi, Yota Ashida (2024) Assessing the natural diet of the Japanese fan lobster using DNA metabarcoding.The 62nd Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Oral presentation. Hakodate Citizen Hall/Hakodate Arena, Hakodate.
  8. *Ryosuke Miyaji, Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Morphological differences in male Phronimella elongata and its implication. The 61st Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  9. *Shibuki Hada, Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Effects of low salinity conditions on molting, growth, and survival of larvae of Ibacus novemdentatus.The 61st Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  10. Kenta Suzuki, *Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Phototaxic behavior of the early-stage larvae of smooth fan lobster under different light intensities. Annual Joint Meeting of Japan Association of Benthology and Plankton Society of Japan 2023, Poster presentation. Hokkaido University, Hakodate.
  11. Akari Yoshimoto, Yusuke Nishida, Takeya Moritaki, Nobuhiro Saito, Susumu Ohtsuka, *Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Genetic distance between Dendrogaster adhaerens and Dendrogaster cf. ludwigi. The 58th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Poster presentation. Toyohashi Museum of Natural History, Aichi
  12. *Riku Ueda, Kaori Wakabayashi (2022) Digging behavior of Ibacus novemdentatus juveniles. The 60th Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation.Okayama University, Okayama.
  13. *Shibuki Hada, Kaori Wakabayashi (2022) Effects of low salinity on molting, growth, and survival of stage I larvae of Ibacus novemdentatus. The 60th Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation.Okayama University, Okayama.
  14. *Quan Nguyen Hong, Yoshimi Hamatsu,Hiroaki Uchida,Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Acute toxicity of ammonia to phyllosoma Stage I of a slipper lobster Galearctus kitanoviriosus (Harada, 1962). The 57th Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation.Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  15. *Kenta Suzuki, Sadaharu Iwasaki, Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Ontogenetic change of the larval phototaxis in the early phyllosoma stages of the smooth fan lobster Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850.The 57th Annual Meeting of Carcinological Society of Japan, Poster presentation.Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  16. Mikito Inoue, Harm Kanpen,Satoshi Yoneda,*Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Improvement of size and taste of sea urchin roe by feeding a formulated diet. Japanese Society of Fisheries Science,2019 spring, Poster presentation. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo.
  17. *Yoshiakira Iinuma, Susumu Ohtsuka, Kazumitsu Nakaguchi, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Kaori Wakabayashi (2018) Evolutionary host-switching of phronimid amphipods with morphological changes in pereiopod. Symbio2018 (the 2nd meeting of Japan Symbiosis Society), Oral presentation. Kobe University, Kobe.
  18. *Hiroki Sugiura, Kaori Wakabayashi (2018) Symbiotic relationships between decapod larvae and gelatinous zooplankton. The 14th Nippon Cnidaria and Ctenophora Biologists, Oral presentation. The Seto Marine Biological Laboratory of Kyoto University, Shirahama.

Award

  1. Best Oral Presentation Award: Kenta Suzuki, Masayuki Yoshida and Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Changes in phototactic responses to different light intensities in the early-stage larvae of the smooth fan lobster, Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Food Technology, e-Oral presentation. Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MALAYSIA (online).

Research Funding

  1. Ryosuke Miyaji: Research Institute of Marine Invertebrates, AY2024. Impact of host gelatinous zooplankton on speciation of phronimid amphipods. 700,000 JPY.

Media

  1. Junichiro Suto The Minato Daily, 2025 September 05
  2. Junichiro Suto @Press, 2025 August 22
  3. Mikito Inoue The Minato Daily, 2018 December 13