Nudibranch ID

The nudibranch from the picture below seems to be Cadlinella ornatissima...

2008.9.3 Meeting

Quick lab meeting today, and not many people in attendance (FS being a tour guide, ES at a practical course, YS in Osaka, and YM and YH missing in action).

Here is a brief review of what was discussed:
1. This Friday dive/snorkel at Convention Center. 3rd years can practice field IDs of Zoanthus spp., and YI will do a transect or two.
2. Showed MH how to use the experiment room. She will then tell YS and YH, and the final person will make a word file with the rules to be posted in the lab.
3. 3rd years - buy slippers for the lab ASAP.

We then looked at the unused (relatively) common Biology rooms 305 and 306A. We may try to make a good microscope workstation in the room, depending on JDR's ability to find funding.

Today's picture is from Manzamo this Monday... does anyone know what species these two nudibranchs are?

New MISE papers (last 6 months)

Short list of new publications - contact us for PDFs or reprints.

1. James Davis Reimer, Cleveland Hickman. Preliminary survey of zooxanthellate zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) of the Gala�Lpagos and associated symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.). 2008. Gala�Lpagos Research. (in press)
2. Hirokazu Kuwahara, Yoshihiro Takaki, Takao Yoshida, Shigeru Shimamura, Kiyotaka Takishita, James Davis Reimer, Chiaki Kato, Tadashi Maruyama. 2008. Genome reduction in chemoautotrophic endosymbionts of deep-sea Calyptogena clams. Extremophiles.
3. James Davis Reimer. 2008. Implications for different diversity levels of Symbiodinium spp. (Dinophyceae, Suessiales) within closely related host genera: zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Anthozoa) as a case study. Galaxea 10: 3-13.
4. James Davis Reimer, Frederic Sinniger, Cleveland Hickman. 2008. Zoanthid diversity (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in the Galapagos Islands: a molecular examination. Coral Reefs 27: 641-654.
5. James Davis Reimer, Masanori Nonaka, Frederic Sinniger, Fumihito Iwase. 2008. Morphological and molecular characterization of a new genus and new species of parazoanthid (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) associated with Japanese red coral (Paracorallium japonicum) in southern Japan. Coral Reefs. DOI 10.1007/s00338-008-0389-0.
6. Mamiko Hirose, James Davis Reimer, Michio Hidaka, Soichiro Suda. 2008. Phylogenetic analyses of potentially free-living Symbiodinium spp. isolated from coral reef sand in Okinawa, Japan. Marine Biology 155: 105-112.

Vietnamese zoanthids/thoughts

Here is a link to a recent article on some Zoanthus spp. that JDR contributed too.

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=75

While this site is commercial, I think the info on this site is quite accurate and well done. The owner takes time to make sure what is posted is correct. In fact, after a few years in the research business, I think some of the most knowledgeable zoanthid people are members of the aquarium trade. Their knowledge and access to specimens remains a relatively untapped potential source of scientific learning!

So, MISE members, take the time to check out those aquarium industry booths at conferences!

Summer Update

Hello,

It has been a long time between posts, JDR was in Canada, and the FS and JDR sampled from Kagoshima all the way down to Okinawa, stopping off at Yakushima and Okinoerabu. Great dive sites and great islands, with only a lost snorkel and fin for damage during the trip. Check out the picutre above to give you an idea of what the Nansei Islands are like.

Other news:
1. The three 4th years had their tests for entering grad school - wish them luck!
2. New 3rd years MH and YS have decided on their research themes. MH will investigate Zoanthus sansibaricus and how morphology changes with depth, and YS will investigate morphological variation within Z. kuroshio. YH will (hopefully) decide soon after a few more dives.
3. The student room is looking new and nice, with new racks and desks for the 3rd years.
4. MO is off to Singapore next month on a similar program to what JDR did earlier this year for the Raffles Museum.
5. Camping at Cape Hedo for the lab is September 22-24; there is also a trip planned to Kumejima Island Sept. 13-15.
6. JCRS 11 is coming soon - this year it is in Shizuoka. Hopefully our lab will be well-represented.

Anyways, more next week! Have a nice weekend.

Midterm presentations and summer!

Long time no update, we have all been busy...

Here is what is new @ MISE:

1. Cruise to Hatoma Knoll - JDR went on the Natsushima to this hydrothermal vent area last month. No zoanthids, but some anemones and lots of great pictures.
2. Seminar presentations - YM, ES, TF, and YI all had presentations last month, and they all managed to finish them on time. Good job.
3. Midterm presentations - the 4th years had their presentations last week (see picture!). They went very well, and some good questions will also help them focus on future research. Otsukare sama to everyone. These presentations provided a good chance for us to all assess how our research is proceeding.
4. New students! - MH, YH, and YS all join our lab. Welcome!!

Summer from this week - safe diving and hopefully even I can get some research done.

jdr

Lab Meeting 2008.7.16

Two weeks since the last meeting, lots of news.

1. Friday (setup) & Saturday (1-6 pm) this week JDR has a booth for open campus. Posters, tanks, and microscopes will be displayed. Students from MISE will help (as paid volunteers). We originally planned to collect Palythoa specimens for display on Friday, but with the typhoon coming, ES, YI and TF went diving tonight! Good luck...
2. Mid-term presentations for 4th year students is on August 31st (Thursday). Resumes are due on the 24th at 3 p.m. Good luck! We will have a practice session on August 30th instead of the normal meeting. There will be a nomikai after the presentations are all done!
3. Deep-sea Animal book orders - FS and TF. JDR gets a discount! Check out this link (in Japanese):
http://www.amazon.co.jp/潜水調査船が観た深海生物―海洋研究開発機構-深海生物研究の現在-藤倉-克則/dp/4486017870
4. TF may go to Chiba - details later.
5. We also discussed summer vacation plans, 3rd year students joining the lab, and next week (JDR is away on a deep-sea cruise).
6. FS and JDR will go on a Nansei Island trip from after Obon. Likely sampling locations include Amami, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu, and Yoron. Anyone is welcome to join!