著者
Hisanori Kohtsuka Kohei Oguchi Yusuke Yamana Masanori Okanishi
出版者
The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology
雑誌
Plankton and Benthos Research (ISSN:18808247)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.16, no.3, pp.228-236, 2021-08-06 (Released:2021-07-31)
参考文献数
60
被引用文献数
1

More than 100 individuals of sea cucumber larvae were collected in the Japanese coastal sea of Moroiso, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, central-eastern Japan, in January 2018. Based on an obtained sequence of mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene region of one juvenile, it was identified as Sclerodactyla multipes by BLAST search with 0.3% genetic distance. The developmental process of the S. multipes was observed for three months, in which time, they grew from 250 µm to about 4 mm in length; here they showed distinct tentacles and dermal ossicles. Detailed morphological features of this species were described based on stereomicroscopic, fluorescence and SEM observations for the first time. This is the first description of life history through planktonic larva to juveniles in the family Sclerodactylidae.
著者
Masanori Okanishi Ichinosuke Dan Isao Hirabayashi
出版者
The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
雑誌
Species Diversity (ISSN:13421670)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.28, no.1, pp.107-116, 2023-04-26 (Released:2023-04-26)
参考文献数
19

Three specimens of Ophioteichus multispinum H. L. Clark, 1938 are redescribed from approximately 2.3–12.6 m water depth at Sabiura, Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture in central Japan. The species occurs completely buried on sandy bottoms. Ossicle morphology is described. Based strictly on images, we present in situ occurrence of the genus Ophioteichus H. L. Clark, 1938 from the intertidal regions of Susami, Wakayama Prefecture, and Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture.
著者
Masanori Okanishi Takuma Fujii
出版者
The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
雑誌
Species Diversity (ISSN:13421670)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.25, no.2, pp.283-294, 2020-10-28 (Released:2020-10-28)
参考文献数
37
被引用文献数
3

Two specimens of Ophiopsila cf. polyacantha H. L. Clark, 1915 are described from approximately 15 m water depth at Kakeromajima island, Amami Islands in southwestern Japan. The species occurs on sandy bottoms with the disc buried and the arms extended above the substratum. Bioluminescence and burrowing behavior are described. The specimens are clearly morphologically different from the two species of Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843 previously recorded from Japan. The new Japanese name “Kin-habu-toranoo-kumohitode” is proposed.