Members in Aquatic Invertebrates Research Group
Staff
Kaori Wakabayashi (Associate Professor)
Email: kaoriw (at) hiroshima-u.ac.jp
My interests are fundamental biology in the life history and its evolutionary patterns of marine
invertebrates. Current main projects for the advanced research are to develop a technique for
sustainable seed production of slipper lobsters.
Home country: Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture
Favorite aquatic animals: Astropecten latesponisus (sea-star), Ibacus novemdentatus (slipper lobster), Cavolinia uncinata (pelagic snail), etc.
Hobby: travel
Interview: Interview with professors
Students
Yi-Hung Hsiao (Doctoral)
Home country: Keelung, Taiwan
Favorite aquatic animals: Smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus), Ornate spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus)
Hobby: cooking, workout, rugby, watching movies
Research project: Physiological studies on metamorphosis in Ibacus novemdentatus larvae
Ahmad Safuan Bin Sallehuddin (Doctoral)
Home country: Pahang, Malaysia
Favorite aquatic animals: Australian redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus), Smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
Hobby: watching movies, Sightseeing tour, Cooking
Research project: Chemosensory response of Ibacus novemdentatus phyllosoma with the chemical compounds derived from dietary jellyfish
Masayoshi Tsunoda (Master)
Home country: Tokyo
Favorite aquatic animals: Bluespotted boxfish, Flapjack octopus
Hobby: taking sauna, watching movies, camping
Research project: Optimal water temperature for the growth of the smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus) during the juvenile stage
Koshi Fujita (Master)
Home country: Hiroshima
Favorite aquatic animals: Great white shark, Tasmanian giant crab, Peacock mantis shrimp, Common banded mantis shrimp
Hobby: playing video games, watching movies
Research project: Investigation of the taxon-specific characteristics of larval morphology in mantis shrimps
Ryosuke Miyaji (Master)
Home country: Shizuoka
Favorite aquatic animals: Phronimid amphipods, nudibranch, Bathynomus giganteus
Hobby: reading books, playing video game
Research project: Can the host be a factor of speciation in Phronimidae?
Mst. Afia Sultana (Master)
Home country: Bangladesh
Favorite aquatic animals: Smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus), Hilsha fish (Tenualosa ilisha), and giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
Hobby: reading, writing, and travelling
Research project: Embryonic development of smooth fan lobster, Ibacus novemdentatus
Yota Ashida (Undergraduate)
Home country: Hyogo
Favorite aquatic animals: Pacific saury, Moray eel
Hobby: motorcycle, video game
Research project: Feeding habit survey of adult Ibacus ciliatus
Motohiro Shirai (Undergraduate)
Home country: Okayama
Favorite aquatic animals: Chrysomallon squamiferum (scaly-foot), Lamellibrachia（tubeworm）
Hobby: horse riding, travel, fishing
Research project: Reconsideration of the developmental stage of Amphionides reunaudii (Caridea: Pandalidae)
Suguru Ikeda (Undergraduate)
Home country: Aichi
Favorite aquatic animals: Seahorse, Hammerhead shark
Hobby: video game, watching movie
Research project: in preparation
Junichiro Suto (Undergraduate)
Home country: Ehime
Favorite aquatic animals: Bluefin tuna, Sea otter
Hobby: board game, reading books
Research project: in preparation
Alumni
- 2018 March 2 undergraduate students, 1 research assistant
- 2019 March 2 undergraduate students, 1 master's student
- 2019 June 1 post-doc
- 2020 March 2 undergraduate students, 2 master's students
- 2020 September 1 master's student
- 2021 March 2 undergraduate students, 2 master's students
- 2021 August 1 post-doc
- 2021 September 1 master's student
- 2022 March 2 undergraduate students, 1 master's student
- 2023 March 2 undergraduate stuents
- 2024 March 2 undergraduate stuents, 1 master's student
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