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Books

[09] Kaori Wakabayashi (2024) Crustacea -Tiny crustaceans drifting in the sea-. In The most beautiful photographs of drifting larvae by Yukako Yokota. (Ed) Hiroya Minakuchi. Seibundo-shinkosha, Tokyo, pp. 66-87. (In Japanese) Information
[08]*Susumu Ohtsuka, Katsushi Hirano, Yusuke Kondo, Kenichiro Kashimoto, Mari Yonetani, Ken Iida, Taiki Fuji, Tomohisa Kodama, Taiki Murai, Hidetoshi Saito, Norio Shimizu, Michitaka Shimomura, Kaori Wakabayashi, Ko Tomikawa and Ling Ming Tsang (2024) Seasonal Occurrence of Juveniles of Tri-spined Horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus in the Hachi Sandy-mud flat in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, with a Special Reference to Timing of Dormancy. In A Compendium of Collaborations on the Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs- National and International Events and Unpublished Reports from 1996 through 2023 (ed) Tanacredi JT. Springer Nature, in press.
[07] Takeshi Tomiyama and Kaori Wakabayashi (2022) Towards sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. In Tsukuru to Taberu wo Tsunagu Saiensu (Sciences bridging Food Procudtion and Consumption). (Supv) Sambongi Y. Kouseisha-kouseikaku Corporation, Tokyo, pp. 86-93. (In Japanese) Information
[06] Kaori Wakabayashi (2022) Edible crustaceans inhabiting tidal flat．In Hachi no Higata no Ikimono Tachi (Living Organisms in the Hachi Tidal Flat). (Eds) Kondo Y, Ohtsuka S, Sato M. NextPublishing Authors Press, pp. 72. (In Japanese) Information
[05] Kaori Wakabayashi (2021) Life history of fish and shellfish. In SDGs ni Muketa Seibutsu Seisangaku Nyumon (An Introduction to Applied Biological Science towards SDGs). (Supv) Sambongi Y. Kyoritsu Shuppan, Tokyo, pp. 170-173. (In Japanese) Informaiton
[04] Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Natural diets of the horseshe crabs. In Eien ni Nokoshitai Sone Higata (Sone Tidal Flat for Forever). (Eds) Ohtsuka S, Mukai H, Seino S, Hayashi O, Takahashi S, Shimizu, N, Adachi K, Kondo Y. NextPublishing Authors Press, pp. 72. (In Japanese) Information
[03]*Kaori Wakabayashi, Yuji Tanaka and Bruce F. Phillips (2019) Chapter 11. Culture of slipper lobster larvae (Decapoda; Achelata; Scyllaridae) fed jellyfish as food. In Lobsters: Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture (eds) Radhakrishnan EV, Gopalakrishnan A, Phillips BF. Springer Singapore, Singapore, pp.519-540. PDF
[02] Kaori Wakabayashi, Yuji Tanaka and Hideki Abe (2017) Field Guide to Marine Plankton. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo, 180 pp. (In Japanese) Information. 2nd edition (2019). Chinese (traditional) version (2021). Chinese (simplified) version (2022).
[01] Yuji Tanaka and Kaori Wakabayashi (2016) Ibacus spp. In A Handbook on Fisheries Science, Chapter 5 Biological Production. (Eds) Takeuchi T, Nakata H, Wada T, Ueda H, Arimoto T, Watabe S, Nakamae A, Hashimoto O. Seibutsukenkyusha,Tokyo, pp. 256-257. (In Japanese) Information

Resaerch Articles (*corresponding author)

[45] Panakkool Thamban Aneesh*, Susumu Ohtsuka*, Yusuke Kondo and Kaori Wakabayashi (in press) A new species of Acanthochondria Oakley, 1930 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Chondracanthidae) from Chlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Actinopterygii: Chlorophthalmidae) off western Japan, with notes on distribution and host specificity of congeners. Plankton and Benthos Research.
[44] Guo-Chen Jiang, Chien-Hui Yang, Kaori Wakabayashi and *Tin-Yam Chan (in press) An integrated taxonomy approach identified the final stage of giant phyllosoma of Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from Taiwan Waters. Zoological Studies, 63, 56. PDF
[43] 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
[42] Kengo Egami, Kentaro Miyazono, Rei Yamashita, Kaori Wakabayashi, Taketoshi Kodama and *Kazutaka Takahashi (2024) Use of pelagic tunicate Salpa fusiformis as biological sampler to estimate in-situ density of microplastics smaller than 330 μm. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 206, 116756. PDF
[41] Tin-Yam Chan, Kaori Wakabayashi, Chien-Lin Chen, Mikio Kato and *Su-Ching Chang (2024) Taxonomy of the two nominal species of the deep-sea clawed lobsters Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993 and N. hamadai Watabe & Ikeda, 1994 (Decapoda: Astacidea: Nephropidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 44, ruae028. PDF
[40] Nobuhiro Saito, Takeya Moritaki, Kenji Minakata and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2024) Three new species of sea star parasite Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Thecostraca) from Japan. Zootaxa, 5405, 577-590. PDF
[39] *Seinen Chow, Takashi Yanagimoto and Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Identification of phyllosoma larvae of the slipper lobster (Family Scyllaridae). 12. Larvae of the genus Ibacus: A review. Aquatic Animals, 2023, AA2023-16 (21 pages). PDF
[38] *Jose Maria Landeira, Diego Deville, Effrosyni Fatira, Zhixin Zhang, Sven Thatje, Qiang Lin, Santiago Hernandez-Leon and Kaori Wakabayashi (2023) Diversification of cephalic shield shape and antenna in phyllosoma I of slipper and spiny lobsters (Decapoda: Achelata). Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1070296 (14 pages). PDF
[37] 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
[36] Nanami Yumura, Kenta Adachi, Masato Nitta, Yusuke Kondo, Sota Komeda, Kaori Wakabayashi, Jun Fukuchi, Geoffrey A. Boxshall and *Susumu Ohtsuka (2022) Exploring evolutionary trends within the Pennellidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) using molecular data. Systematic Parasitology, 99, 477-489. PDF
[35] Alyaa Elsaid Abdelaziz Fadl, Shuhei Yamaguchi and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2021) Morphological observations and molecular confirmation of larvae of Levisquilla inermis (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from the Seto Inland Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 101, 801-810. PDF
[34] Bo Yee Lee, Kaori Wakabayashi, Simon Yung Wa Sin, Susumu Ohtsuka and *Ling Ming Tsang (2021) DNA metabarcoding revealed interspecific dietary difference and prey selectivity in juvenile horseshoe crabs Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda & Tachypleus tridentatus from Hong Kong. Frontiers in Marine Science, section Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology, 8, e752806. PDF
[33] Yu-Rong Cheng, Kaori Wakabayashi and *Yen-Ju Pan (2021) Choniomyzon taiwanensis n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Nicothoidae) parasitic on the external egg mass of the longlegged spiny lobster Panulirus longipes longipes (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae) from Taiwanese waters. Animals, 11, 2475. PDF
[32] Yaquin Wang, Ka Yan Ma, Ling Ming Tsang, Kaori Wakabayashi, Tin-Yam Chan, Sammy De Grave and *Ka Hou Chu (2021) Confirming the systematic position of two enigmatic shrimps, Amphionides and Procarididae (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologica Scripta, 50, 812-823. PDF
[31] Nguyen Hong Quan, Kenta Suzuki, Yasuyuki Nogata and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2021) Impact of the acute ammonia toxicity of ammonia on phyllosoma Stage I of a slipper lobster, Ibacus novemdentatus and its recoverability from the ammonia exposure. Aquaculture Research, 52, 5452–5461. PDF
[30] 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
[29] *Yuzo Ota and Kaori Wakabayashi (2020) A record of blue-back locust lobster Petrarctus brevicornis from Sea of Japan and four other scyllarid species from the San’in coast, southern Sea of Japan. Cancer, 29, e118-e124. PDF
[28] 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
[27] Kaori Wakabayashi, *Chien-Hui Yang, Tin-Yam Chan and Bruce F. Phillips (2020) The final phyllosoma, nisto, and first juvenile stages of the slipper lobster Petrarctus brevicornis (Holthuis, 1946) (Decapoda: Achelata: Scyllaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 40, 237-246. PDF
[26] *Nobuhiro Saito, Kaori Wakabayashi and Takeya Moritaki (2020) Three new species of Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) infecting goniasterid sea-stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Japan. Species Divesity, 25, 75-87. PDF
[25] 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
[24] José María Landeira, *Chien-Hui Yang, Tomoyuki Komai, Tin-Yam Chan and Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Molecular confirmation and description of the larval morphology of Thalassocaris lucida (Dana, 1852) (Decapoda, Caridea, Thalassocaridae). Journal of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 99, 1797-1805. PDF
[23] *Hayate Tanaka, Kaori Wakabayashi and Toshihiko Fujita (2019) A new species of Fibularia from Japanese waters with a redescription of F. japonica and F. ovulum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida). Zootaxa, 4543, 241-260. PDF
[22] Tin-Yam Chan, Chien-Hui Yang and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2019) Amended larval recruitment model for the Japanese spiny lobster Panulirus japonicus from new larval records and population genetic data in Taiwan. Journal of Oceanography, 75, 273–282. PDF
[21] *Kaori Wakabayashi (2018) Larviculture of slipper lobsters in the genus Ibacus and Thenus: a review. Journal of Fisheries science and Technology, 2018 (4), 27-33. PDF
[20] *Kaori Wakabayashi (2017) Is jellyfish useful as food for juvenile production of spiny and slipper lobsters? Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan, 64, 142-144. (In Japanese) Information
[19] *Kaori Wakabayashi (2017) Embryonic development of the sea butterfly Desmopterus papilio (Gastropoda: Thecosomata). Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 61, 142-146. PDF
[18] Kaori Wakabayashi, Chien-Hui Yang, *Jhy-Yun Shy, Chang-Hong He and Tin-Yam Chan (2017) Correct identification and redescription of the larval stages and early juveniles of the slipper lobster Eduarctus martensii (Pfeffer, 1881) (Decapoda: Scyllaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 37, 204-219. PDF
[17] *Michiya Kamio, Kaori Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Nagai and Yuji Tanaka (2016) Phyllosomas of smooth fan lobsters (Ibacus novemdentatus) encase jellyfish cnidae in peritrophic membranes in their feces. Plankton and Benthos Research, 11, 100-104. PDF
[16] *Kaori Wakabayashi and Bruce F. Phillips (2016) Morphological descriptions of laboratory reared larvae and post-larvae of the Australian shovel-nosed lobster Thenus australiensis Burton and Davie, 2007 (Decapoda, Scyllaridae). Crustaceana, 89, 97-117. PDF
[15] *Hayate Tanaka and Kaori Wakabayashi (2016) Morphological differences of pedicellariae between egg-shaped and rice grain-shaped specimens in a fibulariid sea urchin Fibulariella acuta (Yoshiwara, 1898) (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida). TAXA, Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, 40, 22-29. PDF
[14] Shusaku Otake, *Kaori Wakabayashi, Yuji Tanaka and Kazuya Nagasawa (2016) Life-cycle of Choniomyzon inflatus Wakabayashi, Otake, Tanaka & Nagasawa, 2013 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Nicothoidae) with the morphological descriptions of the nauplius, copepodid and adult male. Systematic Parasitology, 93, 145-157. PDF
[13] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Satomi Nagai and Yuji Tanaka (2016) The complete larval development of Ibacus ciliatus from hatching to the nisto and juvenile stages using jellyfish as the sole diet. Aquaculture, 450, 102-107. PDF
[12] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Sato, Yumiko Yoshie-Stark, Mariko Ogushi and Yuji Tanaka (2016) Differences in the biochemical compositions of two dietary jellyfish species and their effects on the growth and survival of Ibacus novemdentatus phyllosomas. Aquaculture Nutrition, 22, 25-33. PDF
[11] *Michiya Kamio, Dai Furukawa, Kaori Wakabayashi, Kaori Hiei, Hirona Yano, Hiroshi Sato, Yumiko Yoshie-Stark, Tatsuro Akiba and Yuji Tanaka (2015) Grooming behavior by elongated third maxillipeds of phyllosoma larvae of the smooth fan lobster riding on jellyfishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 463, 115-124. PDF
[10] Youichi Seto, Mieko Komatsu, *Kaori Wakabayashi and Daisuke Fujita (2013) Asexual reproduction of Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862) in tank culture. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 54, 641-647. PDF
[09] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Shusaku Otake, Yuji Tanaka and Kazuya Nagasawa (2013) Choniomyzon inflatus n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Nicothoidae) associated with Ibacus novemdentatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from Japanese waters. Systematic Parasitology, 84, 157-165. PDF
[08] *Daisuke Uyeno, Kaori Wakabayashi and Kazuya Nagasawa (2012) A new species of parasitic copepod, Sarcotretes umitakae sp. n. (Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae), on the rattail (Actinopterygii, Macrouridae) from the East China Sea, Japan. ZooKeys, 246, 1-10. PDF
[07] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Yuji Tanala (2012) The jellyfish rider: phyllosoma larvae of spiny and slipper lobsters associated with jellyfish. TAXA, Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, 33, 5-12. (in Japanese with English abstract) PDF
[06] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Riki Sato, Atsushi Hirai, Haruto Ishii, Tatsuro Akiba and Yuji Tanaka (2012) Predation by the phyllosoma larva of Ibacus novemdentatus on various kinds of venomous jellyfish. The Biological Bulletin, 222, 1-5. PDF
[05] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Riki Sato, Haruto Ishii, Tatsuro Akiba, Yasuyuki Nogata and Yuji Tanaka (2012) Culture of phyllosomas of Ibacus novemdentatus (Decapoda: Scyllaridae) in a closed recirculating system using jellyfish as food. Aquaculture, 330-333, 162-166. PDF
[04] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Mieko Komatsu and Yoichi Kogure (2010) Occurrence of a tropical brittle star, Ophioplocus imbricatus (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) in the Kii Peninsula, implying the recent water temperature rises in Japanese waters. Biogeography, 12, 1-8.
[03] *Kaori Wakabayashi (2009) Larval development and DNA analysis of juveniles in the interspecific reciprocal cross-fertilizations between two Astropecten species with different modes of development. Biological Science [Tokyo], 60, 240-249. (in Japanese)
[02] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Mieko Komatsu, Manabu Murakami, Isao Hori and Tsutomu Takegami (2008) Morphology and gene analysis of hybrids between two congeneric sea stars with different modes of development. The Biological Bulletin, 215, 89-97. PDF
[01] *Mieko Komatsu, Daisuke Shibata, Kaori Wakabayashi, Yoichi Kogure, Yasuo T. Kano, Nobuaki Takahashi (2007) Echinoderms in the littoral region of Rishiri Island. Rishiri Studies, 26, 1-14. (in Japanese with English abstract) PDF

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International Conferences (*presenting author)

[27] Susumu Ohtsuka, Takeya Moritaki, Yusuke Kondo, Hayato Tanaka, Geoff A. Boxshall and *Kaori Wakabayashi (2024) An undescribed genus and species of copepod (Cyclopoida: Chordeumiidae) endoparasitic in a brittlestar Ophiactis plana Lyman, 1869 15th International Conference on Copepoda, Poster presentation. June 2-7 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan.
[26] *Sohei Tanaka, Yusuke Nishida, Kaori Wakabayashi, Yusuke Kondo, Nanami Yumura, Ko Tomikawa and Susumu Ohtsuka (2024) Are the species groups of Caligus rigidly supported by genetic evidence? 15th International Conference on Copepoda, Poster presentation. June 2-7 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan.
[25] Satoshi Fukahori, Yusuke Kondo, Kaori Wakabayashi, Ko Tomikawa, Panakkool Thamban Aneesh and *Susumu Ohtsuka (2024) Does grass pufferfish swim upstream rivers to eliminate ectoparasitic copepods? 15th International Conference on Copepoda, Poster presentation. June 2-7 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan.
[24] *Norshida Ismail, Siti Nur Nadhirah Mohd Zamri, Ahmad Syazni Kamarudin, Muhammad Syafiq Aiman bin Mohd Nasir Mohd , Yusuke Nishida, Kaori Wakabayashi, Yusuke Kondo, Ko Tomikawa and Susumu Ohtsuka (2024) Complete mitogenome of the parasitic copepod Lernanthropus latis infecting commercially important fishes in Terengganu, Malaysia: implication of evolutionary diversity of Siphonostomatoida. 15th International Conference on Copepoda, Oral presentation. June 2-7 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan.
[23] *Shicheng Huo, Nanami Yumura, Yusuke Nishida, Ko Tomikawa, Kaori Wakabayashi, Hidemasa Kawakami, Hirofumi Yamashita, Sho Shirakashi, Yusuke Kondo, Susumu Ohtsuka, Masahide Nishibori, Takahiro Yonezawa and Kazuo Ogawa (2024) The occurrence of Caligus sclerotinosus (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) in Japan: native or non-indigenous? 15th International Conference on Copepoda, Oral presentation. June 2-7 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan.
[22] *Kengo Egami, Kentaro Miyazono, Rei Yamashita, Kaori Wakabayashi, Taketoshi Kodama and Kazutaka Takahashi (2024) Estimation of in-situ concentrations of microplastics smaller than 300 µm using gut contests of pelagic tunicate: Salpa fusiformis. ICES-PICES 7th International Zooplankton Production Symposium, Oral presentation. March 17-22, 2024, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ★Best Oral Presentation Award
[21] *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.
[20] 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
[19] *Nanami Yumura, Kenta Adachi, Masato Nitta, Yusuke Kondo, Sota Komeda, Kaori Wakabayashi, Jun Fukuchi, Geoffrey A. Boxshall and Susumu Ohtsuka (2022) Exploring evolutionary trends within the Pennellidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) using molecular data. International Conference on Copepoda (e-ICOC 2022), July 25-30 2022, online. ★Best Student Oral Presentation Award
[18] *Yasuhide Nakamura, Ryo Minemizu, Nobuhiro Saito, Kaori Wakabayashi and Kazutaka Takahashi (2020) Single-cell DNA metabarcoding and in situ imaging: reveal the symbiosis of Rhizaria (Phaeodaria and Radiolaria). JSP/KSOP Joint Online Meeting 2020. November 22-23 2020, online, hosted by Kobe University, Japan. ★Best Presentation Award
[17] *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. October 20 2019, in Tokyo, Japan.
[16] *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. December 11-12 2018, in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
[15] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Yuji Tanaka and Bruce F. Phillips. Utilisation of jellyfish as food in spiny and slipper lobster aquaculture. 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium. May 30-June 3 2016, in Barcelona, Spain.
[14] *Kaori Wakabayashi and Yuji Tanaka. The associative behavior of phyllosomas with jellyfish. 10th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management. May 18-23 2014, in Cancun, Mexico.
[13] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Satomi Nagai and Yuji Tanaka. Use of jellyfish as the sole food for rearing phyllosomas of the scyllarid lobster Ibacus ciliatus. 10th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management. May 18-23 2014, in Cancun, Mexico.
[12] *Shusaku Otake, Kaori Wakabayashi, Yuji Tanaka and Kazuya Nagasawa. Life history of a parasitic copepod Choniomyzon inflatus mimicking an external egg of the smooth fan lobster Ibacus novemdentatus. Aquaculture 2013. November 3-7 2013, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
[11] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Keitaro Matsumura and Yuji Tanaka. Consumption rates of jellyfish by phyllosoma larvae of the smooth fan lobster Ibacus novemdentatus. Aquaculture 2013. November 3-7 2013, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
[10] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Mieko Komatsu and Tsutomu Takegami. Molecular phylogenetic analyses and cross-fertilizations in asteroids with key insights into larval evolution. 14th International Echinoderm Conference. August 20-24 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.
[09] *Mieko Komatsu, Maya Yonezawa, Kaori Wakabayashi and Francisco A. Solis-Marin. Molecular phylogeny of the so-called “living fossil” starfish Platasterias latiradiata. 14th International Echinoderm Conference. August 20-24 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.
[08] Youichi Seto, Mieko Komatsu, Kaori Wakabayashi and *Daisuke Fujita. Asexual reproduction of Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862) in tank culture. 14th International Echinoderm Conference. August 20-24 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.
[07] *Yuji Tanaka, Ryo Serita, Kaori Wakabayashi and Tatsuro Akiba. Ephyral ways of feeding: Unbalanced diet of moon jelly larvae. 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. July 8-13 2012, in Otsu, Japan.
[06] *Kaori Wakabayashi and Mieko Komatsu. Unique interspecific relationship between two species of deep-sea starfish. 3rd JAMBIO Forum. January 21 2012, in Tokyo, Japan.
[05] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Yumiko Yoshie-Stark, Riki Sato, Haruto Ishii, Tatsuro Akiba and Yuji Tanaka. Toward the establishment of lobster aquaculture technology: 1. Life cycles and larval culture. NUS-TUMSAT The 3rd Bilateral Symposium of Food Science and Technology. December 6-7 2010, in Singapore.
[04] *Yumiko Yoshie-Stark, Kaori Wakabayashi, Riki Sato, Haruto Ishii, Tatsuro Akiba and Yuji Tanaka. Toward the establishment of lobster aquaculture technology: 2. Determination of biochemical composition of lobster phyllosoma. NUS-TUMSAT The 3rd Bilateral Symposium of Food Science and Technology. December 6-7 2010, in Singapore.
[03] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Riki Sato, Atsushi Hirai, Maria Salvacion Golez-De Guzman, Haruto Ishii, Tatsuro Akiba and Yuji Tanaka. Complete larval development of Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850 fed on a diet of jellyfish under laboratory condition. The 7th International Crustacean Congress. June 20-25 2010, in Qingdao, China.
[02] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Kentaro Muro, Kanako Honda, Hiroko Shibata, Tsutomu Takegami and Mieko Komatsu. Species identification of juvenile starfish found in the stomach of the deep-sea asteroid by comparing the skeletal system and nucleotide sequence. 5th North American Echinoderm Conference. July 20-25 2008, in Melbourne, Florida, USA.
[01] *Kaori Wakabayashi, Tsutomu Takegami, Manabu Murakami, Isao Hori and Mieko Komatsu. Developmental observations of larvae and gene analysis of juveniles cross-fertilized between two congeneric sea-stars with different modes of development. 12th International Echinoderm Conference. August 7-11 2006, in Durham, New Hampshire, USA.

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Research & Development with industrial sectors

[01]Urchinomics (25 September 2017 - 30 June 2019): Sea urchin aquaculture, ecological restoration and social impact assessment. Media. Visit also the newly launched industry, Oita Uni Farm.

Our research is in the topic!

Ise Shinbun:鳥羽水族館　新種のシダムシ2種発見「トバスイ」標本展示　三重 (22 February 2020)
Introduction of newly described sea-star paracites. One of the parasites is named after the Aquarium where the parasite was discovered.
Mainichi Shinbun:シダムシ、学名に「トバスイ」９０年ぶり新種発見　鳥羽水族館／三重 (21 February 2020)
Introduction of newly described sea-star paracites. One of the parasites is named after the Aquarium where the parasite was discovered.
China Times:人工繁殖技術大突破「蝦蛄拍仔」幼苗培育成功 (17 July 2019)
Taiwanese newspaper. International joint-work and its achievements were introduced.
Liberty Times Net:龍蝦的近親「九齒扇蝦」台日合作成功培育幼苗 (17 July 2019)
Taiwanese newspaper. International joint-work and its achievements were introduced.
United Daily News:夜市美食龍蝦近親「蝦蛄拍仔」台日合作幼苗培育成功 (17 July 2019)
Taiwanese newspaper. International joint-work and its achievements were introduced.
Minato Shinbun:“育てる漁業”転換への試金石 (4 April 2019)
Japanese Aquaculture Newspaper. Interview on the prospects of sea urchin aquaculture and ranching.
Minato Shinbun: ウニノミクスが駆除ウニ蓄養で食用に (12 December 2018)
Japanese Aquaculture Newspaper. Trials of sea urchin ranching was introduced.
Scientific American: Why lobster larvae harpoon-proof their poo (22 September 2016)
American popular science magazine. The topic is how the phyllosoma withstand the venomous stings by jellyfish.
The Wire: Lobster young clingwrap jellyfish stingers for dinner (04 September 2016)
A digital web magazine in India. Opinions from outside of our group are also included.
Quartz: Baby lobsters "surf" jellyfish while they eat them (02 September 2016)
A digital global business news publication owned by "Atlantic Media." Behaviour of lobster larvae and prospects of lobster aquaculture are discussed.
Ocean Views: How lobsters eat jellyfish without harm from venomous stingers (28 August 2016)
A blog owned by the American magazine "National Geographic." The topic is the lobster larvae preventing from jellyfish stings.
D-brief: Jellyfish serve as lobster taxis — and dinner (25 August 2016)
A blog owned by the American magazine "Discover." Habits of lobster larvae living with jellyfish are introduced.
Hiroshima University Research: For World Oceans Day (8 June 2016)
Web magazine introducing researches in Hiroshima University. The topic is lobster larvae eating jellyfish.
SverigeSRadio (Swedish National Radio): En liftare du inte vill plocka upp (25 April 2015)
Radio program in Sweden. The topic is grooming behaviour of phyllosomas.
Oceanbites: Yee-haw! This jellyfish-riding lobster has special appendages to keep clean and be carried on (12 February 2015)
Pages in University of Rohde Island, explaining recent scientific papers in oceanographic fields in a way that non-experts can understand. The topic is phyllosoma's appendages specialised to grooming.
New Scientist: Baby lobster with a taste for jellyfish surfing (16 December 2014)
Scientific magazine in UK. The topic is the associative behaviour of phyllosoma with jellyfish.
Parasite of the Day: Choniomyzon inflatus (12 January 2014)
Blog by american parasitologists. The topic is the copepod associating with an egg mass of Ibacus novemdentatus.

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