University of Tsukuba
Shimoda Marine Research Center

Annual Report
2021

March 2022

Overview of our activities
2021 was a year in which the general public were routinely exposed to various biology-related
technical terms, such as vaccination against novel coronaviruses, the development of RNA vaccines,
antibodies, antigens, booster inoculations, and viral mutations. In 2021, many of these technical terms
were so commonly used that in some cases they have become general everyday terms. These
discoveries have come about as a result of scientists' continual basic research and clarification of theunderlying mechanisms. It has been recognized once again that science is something that greatly
supports human society as a whole.

For our work, we are now in a position to sense that society has been adapting to this issue. Last
year, we were initially hesitant to use online conference and lecture systems, but after a year, we can
now use them as if they were commonplace tools. These systems existed before COVID-19, but they
had yet to reach such widespread usage. The speed of change that has occurred in the past two
years is somewhat surprising, but the need for reform and flexibility is still an extremely importantfactor.

We are now in the third year of this issue, and yet our external activities are still restricted. At the endof this year, the emergence of a new mutant strain called the Omicron strain caused a rapid increasein the number of infected people. On the other hand, as of this writing, various measures are being
taken to resume activities back to ‘normal’ in 2022. Despite these restraints on our external activities,
the Center has been developing its international ocean acidification research program in earnest
through a project adopted in FY2021. We will continue to do what we can under the circumstances,while waiting for the day when mankind will be able to solve this problem.

Yasunori Sasakura, Director, Shimoda Marine Research Center

1Summary
Overview of the Center
The University of Tsukuba's Shimoda Marine Research Center is a research and education facility formarine biology surrounded by the rich marine environment of the southern Izu Peninsula. The ocean
is the source of life on earth and has given birth to biological diversity. The 21 st century is the era oflife science and the environment. The Shimoda Marine Research Center conducts research andeducation in basic and advanced sciences related to marine life in order to deepen our understandingof the basic principles of life and the interactions between organisms.

The center has 10 faculty members who conduct research on marine organisms from various
perspectives ranging from molecular to ecological, including molecular biology, cell biology,
physiology, developmental biology, taxonomy, animal behavior, and ecology. In addition, many
researchers from universities and research institutes in Japan and abroad visit and develop
collaborative research projects. Marine biology is important not only for those who wish to pursue
biology, but also for the development of human resources in a wide range of fields. At the center,
students from the University of Tsukuba's Biology Department and Life and Earth Sciences ResearchGroup, as well as other universities in Japan and abroad, participate in fieldcourses on a variety ofmarine-related topics.

Location and Environmental Conditions
The center is located at the end of Oura Bay, a branch of Shimoda Bay, to the south of Shimoda City
center. The bay is immediately surrounded by the Kuroshio Current, but within the bay there is a small
portion of an inner bay environment. Because of its location at the interface between the temperateand subtropical zones, kelp forests, which represent the temperate zone, coexist with reef-building
corals that inhabit the tropics. In the future, this ecosystem is expected to change drastically due toclimate change and other factors.

Marine organisms used at the center include: the tunicates Ciona intestinalis and Styela sp., the2

solitary ascidian Herdmania momus, the urchins Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Temnopleurus reevesii,
Heliocidaris crassispina, Pseudocentrotus depressus, and Diadema setosum, Comatulida crinoids,
nudibranchs, Placazoa, Xenoturbella sp., Acoelomorpha, Brachiopoda, flatworms, the comb jelly
Bolinopsis mikado, corals, the flatfish Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae, sole, and Paralichthys
olivaceus, the wrasse Thalassoma cupido, the spiny lobster Panulirus japonicus, the conch Strombus
luhuanus, the kelp Ecklonia cava, the brown algae Mutimo cylindricus, Sargassum fusiforme, andPetalonia binghamiae.

Facilities and Equipment
The center contains three research and experimental buildings, a fieldcourse building with aquariumand breeding facilities, a workshop, and an accommodation building. The center is equipped with arange of instruments and equipment for diving and sampling for field research and experiments,
various water tanks for conducting indoor experiments, filtered seawater facilities, and equipment for
research in molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology. Other facilities include a recombinant
DNA laboratory, a laboratory for breeding laboratory animals (mice), a transgenic animal breedingroom, a seminar room, and a library. Seawater is constantly pumped into tanks from a depth of 3 m
to supply the breeding facilities and laboratories. Vessels are available for biological surveys andcollections using a range of methods, including dredges, trawls, and plankton nets. Shikine-jima
Station, a research facility for the Ocean Acidification Project, is located on Shikine-jima Island (Niijima, Tokyo), about 45 km southeast of the Center, where many researchers from Japan and abroadstay to conduct research and analysis.

Diving Equipment and Facilities
Wetsuits, diving cylinders, masks, snorkels, gloves, boots, and fins

Biological Sampling Equipment
Plankton net, Neuston net, Ekman barge and Smith McIntyre sediment grabs, dredges, sled net, trawl
net, and Niskin bottles.

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Research Equipment
Mass spectrometer TOF-MS, elemental analysis-isotope ratio mass spectrometer, light sheet
microscope, super resolution microscope LatticeSIM, DNA sequencer, PCR equipment (including
quantitative PCR), microplate reader, various optical microscopes, confocal laser microscope,electron microscope (TEM, SEM), soft x-ray imaging systems, calcium imaging systems, high-speed
video cameras, HPLC, CTD sensors, and ultra-low temperature chambers.

Accommodation
For interns, resident graduate students, and visitors, there are two accommodation buildings, the twostory W building and the three-story E building, which can accommodate a total of 85 people. A
cafeteria, bathrooms, and lounge are provided, and on weekdays three meals are served (uponrequest).

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List of Buildings and Facilities
Shimoda Marine Research Center
Research Building 1

Building (Total 3,931m2)

3-story reinforced concrete building (10 laboratories, 9 experimental rooms, 2
observation and measurement rooms, 2 electron microscope rooms, 1 specimenroom, 1 library, 1 seminar room, 1 low-temperature room, 3 dark rooms, 1 printing
room, and 5 other rooms).

Research Building 2

2-story reinforced concrete building (3 laboratories, 5 experimental rooms, 1
lecture room, 1 archive storage room, 1 analysis room, 1 dark room)

Research Building 3

2-story reinforced concrete building (4 laboratories, 1 experimental room, 1
collaborative analysis room, 1 collaborative research space, 1 conference/seminarroom, 1 measuring equipment room, and 3 other rooms)

Fieldcourse Building

1-story reinforced concrete building (1 large fieldcourse room, 1 indoor mesocosm
facility, and 1 indoor breeding room)

Workshop

1-story reinforced concrete building (1 workshop, 1 storage room, 1 workroom, and1 shower room)

Accommodation

3-story reinforced concrete building (24 Western-style rooms, 3 Japanese-Stylerooms, 1 cafeteria, 2 bathrooms, and 1 lounge)

Vessels

Tsukuba II (19t, 612 HP×2, 40-person capacity)
Karetta (0.5t, 9.9 HP, 6-person capacity)
SMRC(Inflatable boat, 8 HP, 4-person capacity)

Oberia (Rowing boat, 2-person capacity)
Seawater facilities

Fresh seawater is constantly pumped from a depth of 3 m to a 56-ton tank locatedapproximately 13 m above sea level, and is supplied non-stop to the indoor andoutdoor breeding facilities and laboratories in each research building.

Shikine-jima Station

Building (total 149.6m2)

Experimental facilities

1-story building of wood and stone, with a galvanized steel sheet roof. Building The
facilities are equipped with a fridge, freezer, drying oven, a microscope, aworkbench, a sink, and various other laboratory equipment.

Accommodation

Wooden one-story building with galvanized steel plate roof (2 Western-style rooms,
2 Japanese-style rooms, 1 dining room, and 1 bathroom).

Vessels

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Akane (0.5t, 20hp, 7-person capacity).

Staff Members in the Center
Faculty

Director, Professor
Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor

Technician

笹倉

靖徳

Yasunori SASAKURA
稲葉

一男

Kazuo INABA
Jason HALL-SPENCER
谷口俊介

Shunsuke YAGUCHI
中野裕昭

Hiroaki NAKANO
柴小菊

Kogiku SHIBA堀江健生

Takeo HORIE
和田茂樹

Shigeki WADA

Environmental Ecology
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary embryology
Cell Biology
Neurophysiology
Marine Ecology

Sylvain AGOSTINI

Marine Biology

Assistant Professor

Ben HARVEY

Environmental Ecology

Assistant Professor

Lucia PORZIO

Environmental Ecology

柴田大輔

Daisuke SHIBATA
学

Manabu OOUE
小髙

友実

Tomomi KODAKA髙野

治朗

Jiro TAKANO中村千華

Chika NAKAMURA

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Cell Biology

Assistant Professor

大植

Researcher

Developmental Genetics

谷口順子

Junko YAGUCHIPart-time

Researcher

笹倉

暁子

柴田

珠杉

磯和

幸延

杉本

久賀子

佐藤

友

北之坊
Administration

Part-time

Administrative assistant

Administrative assistant

誠也

土屋

理恵

土屋

富士子

鈴木

敦子

中野

亜子

George Northen

Part-timePart-time

Cleaning Staff

Research Technician

清水

直子

山田

順子

田中

文子

秋山

佳子

土屋

泰孝

佐藤

壽彦

大畑

雅江

田子内

加代

田中

佐貴子

金守

美里

土屋

絵里

浅野

美世

中尾

菜穂

江村

真帆

森下

秀子

加納

穂澄

北之坊

仁美
Enrolled between 2021.4.1-2022.3.31

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Research Activities
1) Research Introduction
Marine Molecular Biology Division
Genetics (Sasakura)
Ascidians are closest living relatives of vertebrates. Ciona intestinalis is the model ascidian becauseof its well-annotated genome information and established methodologies for manipulating genes.
Using Ciona, our group studies genetic mechanisms underlying development of ascidians. Particularly,
we are interested in the mechanisms of metamorphosis, in which Ciona dramatically converts its bodystructure from swimming tadpole larva into sessile, vase-like adult. We developed the methods tomodify genomes of Ciona by means of transgenic and genome editing technologies. The transgenic
and mutant lines established by the methods are useful tools to observe cellular and molecular
phenomena during development. We are engaged in the National BioResource Project of Ciona,which is purposed to collect, store and provide these useful lines to researchers all over the world. A
constructs for providing them to researchers upon request.
Research Themes:
・ Developmental genetics of ascidians・ Neurodevelopmental and physiological studies on ascidian metamorphosis mechanisms

Cell Biology (Inaba・Shiba)
Cilia and flagella are important cellular organelles for locomotion and fluid flow in body. The structureof cilia and flagella is well conserved in the process of evolution. We study the structure, function andevolution of cilia and flagella by using marine organisms such as ascidian, sea urchin, fish, and comb
jelly. Our research topics cover a wide range of subjects, including fertilization, morphogenesis,
locomotion, evolution and ecology of marine unicellular and multicellular organisms.
Research Themes:
・ Studies on the structure, function and evolution of eukaryotic flagella and cilia
・ Research on sperm motility regulation and adaptation to the fertilization environment
・ Genomics and proteomics in marine invertebrates
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Developmental Biology (Yaguchi)
The main research goal of our laboratory is understanding the molecular mechanisms of body axis
formation and neurogenesis in sea urchin embryos/larvae. We also focus on the function of nervous
system in sea urchin larvae.
Research Themes:
・ Analysis of the mechanisms of body-axis formation and neurogenesis in early embryos
・ Analysis of neural function during early development
・ Analysis of the effects of external environmental stimuli such as light and temperature on
development

Evolutionary Embryology (Nakano)
There are many extant animals, such as xenacoelomophs and placozoans, that are evolutionarily
important but have not been extensively studied. In our group, we perform morphological, ecological,
and developmental research on these ‘non-model organisms’ with the aim of gaining new insights on
the origins, evolution, and diversity of bilaterians and metazoans.
Research Themes:
・ Studies on evolution and diversity of metazoans using flatworms, xenacoelomophs andplacozoans
・ Zoological and natural history research on marine invertebrates
・ Evolutionary and phylogenetic studies of body color diversity in sea slugs
・ Evolutionary developmental studies on brachiopods, including analysis of their shell proteins

Neurophysiology (Horie)
The central nervous system (CNS) of the ascidian larva has a basic feature of the vertebrate CNS,
while the CNS of the ascidian is remarkably simple, consisting of 177 neurons. We are studying thesimple CNS of the ascidian larva as a model system to understand the neural circuit development
and function at the single-cell resolution.
Research Themes:
・ Research on the development and physiological functions of the brain, neural circuits, andsensory organs
・ Analysis of regulatory function of gene expression in the brain and nervous system

9Marine Ecology Division
Environmental Ecology (Hall-Spencer and Porzio)
As well as warming the oceans, CO2 released due to human activities is also causing ocean
acidification, which alters the fundamental chemical balance of surface waters (e.g. reducing theamount of carbonate). Our laboratory uses natural analogues of ocean acidification (CO2 seep) inJapan and Europe alongside manipulative experiments to understand the eco-physiologicalprocesses involved in the response of winner and loser species to ocean acidification and warmingin Japan and on coastal ecosystems worldwide. We mostly focus on marine macrophytes as they are
key organisms for the structure and functioning of coastal ecosystems. The aim will be to improve theknowledge on the impacts of combined ocean acidification and global warming on the fate of theirdistribution and the associated ecosystem services.
Research Themes:
・Diversity of macrophytes in coastal systems
・Community structure and functioning under ocean acidification
・Eco-physiological and biological response of macroalgae to global warming and acidification

Environmental Ecology (Harvey)
We seek to understand how changes in environmental conditions (focussing on ocean acidification,
ocean warming, and marine heatwaves) will change our oceans. Our research is multidisciplinary,combining field-based (subtidal and intertidal surveys and experiments), aquarium-based
manipulative experiments, and desk-based (environmental modelling, statistical modelling, metaanalyses) approaches. Our research covers a wide range of subjects within the context of climatechange, including species ecophysiology, biomineralisation, population genetics, biodiversity andcommunity meta-barcoding, community-level structuring processes and interactions, regime shifts
and stability, and ecosystem functioning, goods and services. Taken together, this will allow us tobetter understand the impacts of global climate change on coastal ecosystems worldwide.
Research Themes:・Role of ocean acidification and warming on biodiversity, community structuring, and stability
・Impacts of ocean acidification and warming on calcification, physiology, and functioning
・Impacts of marine heatwaves on biogeographic distribution, range shifts, and aquaculture10Material Cycling (Wada)
Marine organisms and their ambient environments have various interactions. Analysis of theinteractions will allow us to understand the principle of mechanisms of marine ecosystems. In addition,
we can contribute to predict the progress of global climate change such as ocean acidification.
Research Themes:・Assessment of Blue Carbon in Seagrass beds
・Impacts of ocean acidification on coastal ecosystems
・Analysis of marine snow dynamics

Marine Complex Biology Division
Environmental Ecophysiology (Agostini)
We study the ecophysiology of marine organisms with a special focus on corals and the impact ofanthropogenic stressors on their community. Ocean warming is driving the degradation of coral reefs
in the tropic and could allow the increase of coral abundance in warm-temperate areas. However,ocean warming comes in combination with ocean acidification which is limiting the growth of corals
on a global scale. We also study the impact of other anthropogenic stressors on marine ecosystems
in general and thrive to understand the ecology and future trajectories of these ecosystems throughthe study of the physiology and ecology combining field and laboratory studies. To increaseawareness of the different environmental problems that threatens marine ecosystems we also
conduct various social outreach activities.
Research Themes:
・The effects of anthropogenic stressors on marine ecosystems
・Eco-physiology of scleractinian corals and marine organisms
・Tropicalization of marine ecosystems under ocean acidification and warming

112) Research Supervision of Students at the Center
University of Tsukuba, Life and Environmental Sciences, Biology
Undergraduate, 4th Year

ホヤの変態制御機構に関する研究

Undergraduate, 4th Yearホヤ幼生の光受容細胞を起点とする神経回路の解析

Undergraduate, 4th Yearホヤ幼生の重力感知神経回路の解析

Undergraduate, 4th Year

亜熱帯魚類の藻食が引き起こす暖温帯海域における藻場の損失
Overgrazing by warm water fishes drives the loss of kelp forest in atemperate reef

University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Science and Technology,
Information and Life Sciences, Life and Earth Sciences, Biology Degree Program
Masters, 1st Year

ウニ胚原腸形成を司る新規メカニズムの解析

Masters, 1st Year

海藻類の微生物分解過程の化学的指標の探索

Masters, 1st Year

高温ストレス下における造礁サンゴの光合成日周リズムと光阻害：保護機構としての光阻害
Diurnal cycle of photosynthesis and photoinhibition of hermatypiccorals under heat stress: photoinhibition as a protective mechanism

Masters, 1st Year

沿岸域堆積物におけるマイクロプラスチックの流入と分布
Flux and Distribution of Microplastic in coastal sediments

Masters, 2nd Year

ホヤの Hox 遺伝子の機能に関する研究

Masters, 2nd Year

ホヤのモーターニューロンの分化機構の解析

Masters, 2nd Year

海洋酸性化がカサガイ類に及ぼす直接的・間接的影響と生態系機能における意義Masters, 2nd Year

海洋酸性化がクモハゼの行動と餌生物群集に与える影響
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Dusky Frill Goby behavior and its
prey community

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Masters, 2nd Year

群体形態に基づく造礁サンゴ Porites spp.、Pocillopora spp. 、Millepora spp.の遺伝的系統予測
Predicting Genetic Lineages of the Reef-Building Corals Porites
spp., Pocillopora spp. and Millepora spp. Based on Colony
Morphology

PhD, 1st Year

ウミウシの体色多様性進化と系統学的研究

PhD, 1st Year

マリンスノーの強度と生物ポンプの解析

PhD, 1st Year

海洋温暖化・酸性化がサンゴ・藻類の相互作用に及ぼす影響
Coral-Algae interactions under ocean warming and acidification

University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biological
Sciences
PhD, 3rd Year13

ウニ胚体軸形成の仕組み

3) Publications
Marine Molecular Biology Division
Genetics
Kawada T, Shiraishi A, Matsubara S, Hozumi A, Horie T, Sasakura Y, & Satake H.
Vasopressin Promoter Transgenic and Vasopressin Gene-Edited Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis
Type A (Ciona robusta): Innervation, Gene Expression Profiles, and Phenotypes. Frontiers
in Endocrinology, 12: 668564. May 2021.
Sasakura Y, & Harvey B P. Institute Profile: Shimoda Marine Research Center, University ofTsukuba. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, 30(3): 116–118. August 2021.
Onuma T A, Nakanishi R, Sasakura Y, & Ogasawara M. Nkx2-1 and FoxE regionalize
glandular (mucus-producing) and thyroid-equivalent traits in the endostyle of the chordate
Oikopleura dioica. Developmental Biology, 477: 219–231. September 2021.
Chacha P P, Horie R, Kusakabe T G, Sasakura Y, Singh M, Horie T, & Levine M. Neuronal
identities derived by misexpression of the POU IV sensory determinant in a protovertebrate.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(4): e2118817119. January 2022.
Krasovec G, Hozumi A, Yoshida T, Obita T, Hamada M, Shiraishi A, Satake H, Horie T, Mori
H, & Sasakura Y. d-Serine controls epidermal vesicle release via NMDA receptor, allowing
tissue migration during the metamorphosis of the chordate Ciona. Science Advances,8(10): eabn3264. March 2022.

Cell Biology
稲葉一男『毛生命と進化の立役者』(光文社新書)ISBN 978-4-334-04574-6, 2021.11.18.

Sugiura K, Shiba K, Inaba K, & Matsumoto M. Morphological differences in tardigrade
spermatozoa induce variation in gamete motility. BMC Zoology, 7(1): 8. January 2022.
Shiba K, & Inaba K. The roles of two CNG channels in the regulation of ascidian sperm
chemotaxis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(3): 1648. January 2022.

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Developmental Biology
Kiyozumi D, Yaguchi S, Yaguchi J, Yamazaki A, & Sekiguchi K. Human disease-associatedextracellular matrix orthologs ECM3 and QBRICK regulate primary mesenchymal cell
migration in sea urchin embryos. Experimental Animals, 70(3): 378–386. 2021.
Kinjo S, Kiyomoto M, Yamamoto T, Ikeo K, & Yaguchi S. Usage of the Sea Urchin
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus Database, HpBase. In Carroll D J, & Stricker S A, editor(s),Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and Other Marine Invertebrates, volume 2219,
pages 267–275. Springer US, New York, NY, 2021. Series Title: Methods in Molecular
Biology
Yaguchi J, Yaguchi S. Sea urchin larvae utilize light for regulating the pyloric opening. BMC
Biology, 19:64. 2021.
Formery L, Orange F, Formery A, Yaguchi S, Lowe C J, Schubert M, & Croce J C. Neuralanatomy of echinoid early juveniles and comparison of nervous system organization inechinoderms. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 529(6): 1135–1156. April 2021.
Yaguchi S. Echinoderms: Temnopleurus reevesii. In Boutet A, & Schierwater B, editor(s),Handbook of Marine Model Organisms in Experimental Biology: Established and Emerging.
CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1 edition, October 2021.
Yaguchi S, Taniguchi Y, Suzuki H, Kamata M, Yaguchi J. Planktonic sea urchin larvae change
their swimming direction in response to strong photoirradiation. PLoS Genet, 18(2):e1010033. 2022.
Suzuki H, & Yaguchi S. Direct TGF ‐ß signaling via alk4/5/7 pathway is involved in gut
bending in sea urchin embryos. Developmental Dynamics, 251(1): 226–234. January 2022.
Yaguchi S, & Yaguchi J. Temnopleurus reevesii as a new sea urchin model in genetics.
Development, Growth & Differentiation.12768. January 2022.

Evolutionary Embryology
Nakano H. Xenoturbellida. In Schierwater B, & DeSalle R, editor(s), Invertebrate Zoology: A
Tree of Life Approach, pages 521–530. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2021.
Nakano H, Jimi N, Sasaki T, & Kajihara H. Sinking down or floating up? Current state of15

taxonomic studies on marine invertebrates in Japan inferred from the number of new species
published between the years 2003 and 2020. Zoological Science, 39(1): 7-15. October
2021.
Kawashima T, Yoshida M, Miyazawa H, Nakano H, Nakano N, Sakamoto T, & Hamada M.
Observing phylum-level metazoan diversity by environmental DNA analysis at the Ushimado
area in the Seto Inland Sea. Zoological Science, 39(1): 157-165. January 2022.
Asai M, Miyazawa H, Yanase R, Inaba K & Nakano H. A new species of Acoela possessing
a middorsal appendage with a possible sensory function. Zoological Science, 39(1): 147156. January 2022.
Nakano H, Isowa Y, & Inaba K. JAMBIO and its coastal organism joint surveys: Network ofmarine stations explores Japanese coastal biota. Zoological Science, 39(1): 1-6. February
2022.

Neurophysiology
Oonuma K, Yamamoto M, Moritsugu N, Okawa N, Mukai M, Sotani M, Tsunemi S, Sugimoto
H, Nakagome E, Hasegawa Y, Shimai K, Horie T, & Kusakabe, T. G. Evolution of
Developmental Programs for the Midline Structures in Chordates: Insights From Gene
Regulation in the Floor Plate and Hypochord Homologues of Ciona Embryos. Frontiers in
Cell and Developmental Biology, 9: 704367. June 2021.
Akahoshi T, Utsumi M K, Oonuma K, Murakami M, Horie T, Kusakabe T G, Oka K, & Hotta
K. A single motor neuron determines the rhythm of early motor behavior in Ciona. Science
Advances, 7(50): eabl6053. December 2021.
Paul-Chacha P, Horie R, Kusakabe TG , Sasakura Y, Singh M, Horie T, Levine M. Neuronal
identities derived by misexpression of the POU IV sensory determinant in a protoverebrate.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119,e2118817119. 2022

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Marine Ecology Division
Environmental Ecology
Harvey B P, Kon K, Agostini S, Wada S, & Hall-Spencer J M. Ocean acidification locks algal
communities in a species‐poor early successional stage. Global Change Biology, 27(10):2174–2187. May 2021.
Laffoley D, Baxter J, Amon D, Claudet J, Hall-Spencer J, Grorud-Colvert K, Levin L, Reid P,
Rogers A, Taylor M, Woodall L, & Andersen N. Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidlychanging ocean, post‐COVID‐19. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater
Ecosystems, 31(6): 1512–1534. June 2021.
Peña V, Bélanger B, Gagnon P, Richards J L, LeGall L, Hughey J R, Saunders G W,
Lindstrom S C, Rinde E, Husa V, Christie H, Fredriksen S, Hall-Spencer J M, Steneck R S,
Gitmark J, Grefsrud E S, Anglès d’Auriac M B, Legrand E, Grall J, Kamenos N A, &Gabrielson P W. (2021) Lithothamnion species (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the changing
Arctic and Subarctic: DNA sequencing of type and recent specimens provides a systematic
foundation. European Journal of Phycology, 56, 468-493. June 16, 2021.
Giovos I, Serena F, Katsada D, Anastasiadis A, Barash A, Charilaou C, Hall-Spencer J M,
Crocetta F, Kaminas A, Kletou D, Maximiadi M, Minasidis V, Moutopoulos D K, AgaSpyridopoulou R N, Thasitis I, & Kleitou P. (2021) Integrating literature, biodiversity
databases, and citizen-science to reconstruct the checklist of chondrichthyans in Cyprus(Eastern Mediterranean Sea). Fishes, 6, 24 IF2.385. July 26, 2021.
Kleitou P, Rees S, Cecconi F, Kletou D, Savva I, Cai L L, & Hall-Spencer J M. (2021) Regularmonitoring and targeted removals can control lionfish in Mediterranean Marine Protected
Areas. Aquatic Biology, Marine and Freshwater Conservation, 31, 2870-2882. July 21,
2021.
Ulman A, Harris H E, Doumpas N, Akbora H D, Al Mabruk S A A, Azzurro E, Bariche M, Çiçek,
A, Deidun A, Demirel N, Fogg A Q, Katsanevakis S, Kletou D, Kleitou P, Papadopoulou A,
Souissi J B, Hall-Spencer J M, Tiralongo F, & Yildiz T. (2021) Low pufferfish and lionfish
predation in their native and invaded ranges suggests human control mechanisms may be
17necessary to control their Mediterranean abundances. Frontiers in Marine Science,
8:670413. July 16, 2021.
Hilmi N, Chami R., Sutherland M D, Hall-Spencer J M, Lebleu L, Benitez M B, & Levin L A.
(2021) The role of Blue Carbon in climate change mitigation and carbon stock conservation.
Frontiers in Climate, doi: 10.3389/fclim.2021.710546. September 7, 2021.
Leung J Y S, Harvey B P, & Russell B D. Editorial: Fitness of Marine Calcifiers in the Future
Acidifying Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 752635. September 2021.
Calumpong H, Kirkman H, Yokoya N Y, Hall-Spencer J M, Osman N A R, Park C, Pellizzari
F, & Sinclair E. (2021) Chapter 6G Marine plants and macroalgae. In The Second World
Ocean Assessment (Vol. 1, pp. 224-248). United Nations, September 22, 2021
Garcia-Soto C, Breitburg D, Campillos M, Castillo-Briceno P, Chiba S, Collins M, Esnaola G,
Evans K, Firth L B, Frölicher T, Hall-Spencer J M, Halpern D, Hunter K L, Ibarra G, Kim S-Y,
Koll R M, McInnes K, Saenz J, Vu C T, Ward B, & Zielinski, T. (2021) Pressures from changes
in climate and atmosphere In The Second World Ocean Assessment (Vol. 2, pp. 55-75).
United Nations, September 22, 2021
Levin L, Clark M, Hall-Spencer J, Hopcroft R, Ingels J, Metaxas A, Narayanaswamy B,
Tuhumwire J, & Yasuhara M. (2021). Chapter 7J: Continental slopes and submarine canyons.
In The Second World Ocean Assessment (Vol. 1, pp. 395-420). United Nations, September
22, 2021
Peña V, Harvey B P, Agostini S, Porzio L, Milazzo M, Horta P, Le Gall L, & Hall-Spencer J M.
Major loss of coralline algal diversity in response to ocean acidification. Global Change
Biology, 27(19): 4785–4798. October 2021.
Allen R J, Summerfield T C, Harvey B P, Agostini S, Rastrick S P, Hall-Spencer J M, &Hoffmann L J. Species turnover underpins the effect of elevated CO2 on biofilm communities
through early succession. Climate Change Ecology, 2: 100017. December 2021.
Harvey B P, Allen R, Agostini S, Hoffmann L J, Kon K, Summerfield T C, Wada S, & HallSpencer J M. Feedback mechanisms stabilise degraded turf algal systems at a CO2 seepsite. Communications Biology, 4(1): 219. December 2021.
Cornwall C E, Harvey B P, Comeau S, Cornwall D L, Hall-Spencer J M, Peña V, Wada S, &18

Porzio L. Understanding coralline algal responses to ocean acidification: Meta‐analysis andsynthesis. Global Change Biology, 28(2): 362–374. January 2022.
Kato K, Basso D, Caragnano A, Rodondi G, Le Gall L, Peña V, Hall-Spencer J M, & Baba M.
(2022): Morphological and molecular assessment of Lithophyllum okamurae with thedescription of L.neo-okamurae sp.nov. (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), Phycologia, DOI:
10.1080/00318884.2021.2005330. January 7, 2022.
Hall-Spencer J M, Belfiore G, Tomatsuri M, Porzio L, Harvey B P, Agostini S, & Kon K.
Decreased diversity and abundance of marine invertebrates at CO2 seeps in warmtemperate Japan. Zoological Science, 39(1). January 2022.
Harvey B P, Marshall K E, Harley C D, & Russell B D. Predicting responses to marine
heatwaves using functional traits. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 37(1): 20–29. January2022.
Laffoley D, Baxter J M, Amon D J, Claudet J, Downs C A, Earle S A, Gjerde K M, HallSpencer J M, Koldeway H J, Levin L A, Reid C P, Roberts C M, Sumaila R U, Taylor M L,
Thiele T, & Woodall L C. (2022). The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater
ambition and urgency to address ocean change. Aquatic Conservation: Marine andFreshwater Ecosystems, 32, 217-228. January 2022.
Mutalipassi M, Mazzella V, Schott M, Fink P, Glaviano F, Porzio L, Lorenti M, Buia M C, vonElert E, & Zupo V. Ocean Acidification Affects Volatile Infochemicals Production andPerception in Fauna and Flora Associated With Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Frontiers in
Marine Science, 101. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.809702. March 2022.

Materials Cycling
Sato Y, Wada S. Characterization behavior of fatty acids in natural organic samples duringloss on ignition (LOI) at each temperature. Chemistry Letters, 50(10): 1758-1761. Oct 2021.
Oda A, Watanabe H K, Ohtsuka S, Wada S, Kondo Y, Miyake H. Does the Kuroshio Current
transport planktonic larvae of the hydrothermal-vent crab Xenograpsus Takeda & Kurata,
1977 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsoidea). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 42(1): ruac016.
March 2022.

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Marine Complex Biology Division
Environmental Ecophysiology
Agostini S, Harvey B P, Milazzo M, Wada S, Kon K, Floc’h N, Komatsu K, Kuroyama M, &Hall-Spencer J M. Simplification, not “tropicalization”, of temperate marine ecosystems
under ocean warming and acidification. Global Change Biology, 27(19): 4771–4784.
October 2021.

Visiting Member
Yamakawa U, Kanou K, Tsuda Y, & Kon K. Food resource use by juveniles of the endangered
sleeper Eleotris oxycephala in the Sagami River system, Japan. Ichthyological Research,
68(3): 426–436. July 2021.

Technical Staff
大植 学, Agostini S, 杉本 久賀子, 牛堂 和一郎, 齊藤 和裕, 岩崎 貞治, 西崎 政則, 田中
健太郎, 福岡 雅史, パトゥイエ 由美子, Tara-JAMBIO マイクロプラスチック共同調査(西日本編), 臨海・臨湖, 38: 29-36. November 2021.
柴田 大輔, 髙野 治朗, 大植 学, 小髙 友実, 佐藤 壽彦, 中村 千華, 非常用発電機の更新,

臨海・臨湖, 38: 37-41. November 2021.
柴田 大輔, 小髙 友実, ハリサンショウウニの継代飼育法の確立, 筑波大学技術職員技術報告書. March 2022.
柴田 大輔, 小川 祐生, 大植 学, 小髙 友実, 髙野 治朗, 佐藤 壽彦, 中村 千華, 新型ドレッジの製作, 筑波大学技術報告書. March 2022.

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4) Conference Presentations and Invited Lectures
Marine Molecular Biology Division
Genetics【Invited Lecture】笹倉靖徳，ホヤの変態を駆動する組織・細胞・分子の相互作用, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town)，2021.9.3【Poster Presentation】〇長谷川達也，堀江良子，笹倉靖徳，堀江健生, カタユウレイボヤにおけるNK6 遺伝子の転写調節領域の解析, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online(Gather. Town)，
2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇堀江良子, 日下部岳広, 笹倉靖徳, 堀江健生, 単一細胞トランスクリプトーム解析によるホヤ幼生の尾部に存在する双極型感覚神経細胞の分化機構の解析, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online(Gather. Town)，2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇小沼健, 中西梨奈, 笹倉靖徳, 小笠原道生, オタマボヤ内柱における分泌関連および甲状腺関連形質の領域化, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online(Gather.
Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇山岸雅幸, 小沼健, 笹倉靖徳, 小笠原道生, カタユウレイボヤ幼若体における内柱の領域化と細胞分化, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town),
2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇板山紘典, 山岸雅幸, 小沼健, 笹倉靖徳, 小笠原道生, 原索動物の内柱における vWF 様遺伝子群の収斂的発現, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather.
Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇一寸木明日香, 堀江良子, 笹倉靖徳, 堀江健生

ホヤ幼生の重力を感知す

る神経回路の構造と機能, 第 44 回日本分子生物学会, 横浜市, 2021.12.01-3【Poster Presentation】〇堀江良子, 日下部岳広, 笹倉靖徳, 堀江健生, 単一細胞トランスクリプトーム解析によるホヤ幼生尾部の双極型感覚経細胞の分化機構の解析, 第 44 回日本分子生物学会, 横浜市, 2021.12.01-3

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Cell Biology【Invited Lecture】柴小菊, 海の中のミクロの世界－鞭毛と繊毛, 第 11 回女子中高生のための先端科
学セミナー「海にいこうよ －サイエンスの宝庫へ－」, Online (Zoom), 2021.5.15【Invited Lecture】稲葉一男, 生命進化と細胞の毛, RIMS Tutorial Seminar「生物の創るパターンとダイナミクス：基礎からの展開」Lectures on patterns and dynamics in biology: From basics to recent
advances RIMS as part of RIMS Research Project “Biofluids 2021”, Online (Zoom), June 15-18, 2021
【Invited Lecture】Kazuo Inaba, Structure, motility regulation and evolution of eukaryotic cilia andflagella, Biofluid Symposium as part of RIMS Research Project Biofluids 2021, Online (Zoom), June
21-24, 2021
【Invited Lecture】Kogiku Shiba, The role of Ca2+ in the regulation of flagellar movement during
sperm chemotaxis, RIMS Workshop “Biofluid Mechanics of Reproduction” in Biofluids 2021, Online(Zoom), July 29-30, 2021
【Poster Presentation】柴小菊，稲葉一男, ホヤ精子の鞭毛運動調節における CNG チャネルの役割(The role of CNG channel in the regulation of flagellar motility in the ascidian sperm), 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】城倉圭，佐藤友，柴小菊，稲葉一男, クシクラゲ櫛板の構築とその繊毛運動
における CTENO189 の役割 (The role of CTENO189 in the structure and ciliary motility of ctenophorecomb plate), 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】佐藤友，城倉圭，柴小菊，稲葉一男, クシクラゲ櫛板を構成する新規タンパ
ク質 BmBTBD19 および CTENO78 により示された繊毛間リンクの 2 段構造(Two-stage structureof the interciliary linkage indicated by the novel proteins BmBTBD19 and CTENO78 in the comb plateof the Ctenophore), 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】杉浦健太，柴小菊，稲葉一男，松本緑, 緩歩動物クマムシの精子における動態と形態の関係に迫る (Morphological differences in tardigrade spermatozoa induce variation in
gamete motility), 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】Kogiku Shiba, Kazuo Inaba, The role of CNG channel in the regulation offlagellar motility in the ascidian sperm, The virtual Dynein 2021 International Workshop, online (Gather.
Town), September 8-9, 2021
【Poster Presentation】Kei Jokura, Yu Sato, Kogiku Shiba, Kazuo Inaba, A novel protein CTENO189
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is involved in the maintenance of asymmetric ciliary movements in the comb plates of ctenophores,
The virtual Dynein 2021 International Workshop, online (Gather. Town), September 8-9, 2021
【Oral Presentation】柴小菊, 稲葉一男, 3D 遊泳トラッキングシステムを用いたホヤ精子走化性の解析, 2022 年生体運動研究合同班会議, 名古屋大学・野依記念学術交流館, 2022.1.7-9【Invited Lecture】稲葉一男, 海洋生物の細胞イメージングを支援する, ABiS Symposium イメージ
ングデータ解析が拓く生命科学の新時代, Online(Zoom ウェビナー), 2022.3.1【Invited Lecture】柴小菊, ジオラマ環境下での精子走化性の応答計測に向けて, 科学研究費助成事
業 学術変革領域研究(A)「ジオラマ環境で覚醒する原生知能を定式化する細胞行動力学」 シンポジ
ウム, Online(Zoom ウェビナー), 2022.3.10【Invited Lecture】柴小菊, 精子が卵に近づく運動メカニズム, 第 45 回エアロ・アクアバイオメカニ
ズム学会講演会, Online (Zoom), 2022.3.22

Developmental Biology【Invited Lecture】Shunsuke Yaguchi. Development and function of serotonergic neurons in sea
urchin embryos/larvae. EchinoClub, Online (Zoom), 2021.5.28【Poster Presentation】谷口順子, 谷口俊介, ウニ幼生の光による幽門の開口, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】鎌田真衣, 谷口友梨, 谷口俊介, ウニ胚原腸陥入におけるトロポニン I の機
能解析, 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】鈴木智佳, 谷口順子, 谷口俊介, 調節発生の分子メカニズムを探る
第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4

Evolutionary Embryology【 Poster Presentation 】 ○ 中 野裕 昭 、宮 澤秀 幸 , 日 本 にお け る珍 渦 虫の 採集 記 録 (Records of
Xenoturbella from Japanese waters), 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather.
Town), 2021.9.2-4【 Poster Presentation 】 ○ 宮 澤 秀幸 、 中野 裕 昭 , 平 板 動 物の 系 統間 での 季 節変 動 の違 い (Thedifferences of seasonal variation in occurrence among placozoan haplotypes), 第 92 回日本動物学会

23オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】○林牧子、中野裕昭, 着底後の成長過程に着目したイロウミウシ科ウミウシの個体発生過程の解明 (Development of Chromodorididae nudibranchs with emphasis on juvenilestages), 第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】○磯和幸延, 紀藤圭治, 大島健志朗, 服部正平, 川島武士, 藤江学, 佐藤矩行,
澤田均, 中野裕昭, 遠藤一佳, 腕足動物 Coptothyris grayi の殻体タンパク質 (Shell matrix proteins of
the brachiopod Coptothyris grayi), 日本動物学会関東支部第 74 回大会, Online (Linc Biz), 2022.3.5

Neurophysiology【Poster Presentation】 〇長谷川達也、堀江良子、笹倉靖徳、堀江健生、カタユウレイボヤにおける NK6 遺伝子の転写調節領域の解析、第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather.
Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇堀江良子、笹倉靖徳、堀江健生、単一細胞トランスクリプトーム解析によるホヤ幼生の尾部に存在する双極型感覚神経細胞の分化機構の解析、第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.9.2-4【Poster Presentation】〇一寸木明日香、堀江良子、笹倉靖徳、堀江健生、ホヤ幼生の重力を感知す
る神経回路の構造と機能、第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town),
2021.9.2-4【Invited Lecture】堀江健生, シングルセルトランスクリプトーム解析を応用した神経細胞の分化を制御する転写因子カクテルの同定, 大阪大学大学院医学系研究科主催第 2 回バイオインフォマティ
クスセミナー, Online (Zoom), 2021.10.19【Invited Lecture】堀江健生, シングルセルトランスクリプトーム解析から切り込む視床下部相同器
官の分化機構, 第 41 回日本内分泌学会大会及びシンポジウム, Online (Zoom), 2021.11.14【Poster Presentation】〇堀江良子、笹倉靖徳、堀江健生、単一細胞トランスクリプトーム解析によるホヤ幼生の尾部に存在する双極型感覚神経細胞の分化機構の解析、第 92 回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会, Online (Gather. Town), 2021.12.1-3

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Marine Ecology Division
Environmental Ecology【International Conference】Ben Harvey, Degraded turf algal systems are ‘locked-in’ by ocean
acidification, JPGU, Online(Zoom), 2022.6.3【Oral Presentation】Ben Harvey, Simplification of marine ecosystems under ocean acidification: acase study of the Shikine Island CO2 seep, TGSW, Online (Zoom), 2022.9.7【Invited Lecture】Ben Harvey, Simplification of marine ecosystems under ocean acidification, GOAON – Ocean Acidification Week, Online (Zoom), 2022.9.16【Invited Lecture】Ben Harvey, Rise of the turfs: the simplification of marine ecosystems under ocean
acidification, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), 2022.12.9

Materials Cycling【International Conference】Yasuhito Hayashi, Shigeki Wada, Yasuhisa Adachi, Cohesive strengthof marine organic aggregates, ASLO 2021 Aquatic Science Meeting, Online (Zoom), June 23, 2021
【 International Conference 】 Nanako Kawakami, Shigeki Wada, Assessment of bacterial
decomposition of macroalgal organic matter based on thermal degradation, ASLO 2021 Aquatic
Science Meeting, Online (Zoom), June 25, 2021
【Oral Presentation】Yasuhito Hayashi, Shigeki Wada, Yasuhisa Adachi, Asize restriction of marine
flocs by the fluid shear stress, TGSW2021 Session 4-4 on Colloid in Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Online (Zoom), September 9, 2021

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Marine Complex Biology Division
Environmental Ecophysiology【International Conference】Guinther Hiromu Mitushasi, Yuko Kitano, Emilie Boissin, Serge Planes,
Denis Allemand, Tara Pacific Consortium, Sylvain Agostini, Skeleton Microstructures and in Situ
Colony Morphometry Analysis of the Corals Collected during Tara Pacific Expedition, Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, Online (Zoom), June 3 2021.
【Poster Presentation】Ikuko Yuyama, Naoko Yasudo, Sayak Higa, Sung-Ying Yang, Sylvain Agostini,
Tomhiko Higuchi, Toshihiro Miyajima, Takashi Nakamura, and Hiroyuki Fujimura, Coral Bleaching
Countermeasures by Supplying Metal-Containing Feed ~evaluation the Effect at Gene Expression
Levels~, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, Online (Zoom), June 3 2021.
【Oral Presentation】Joshua M Heitzman, Nicole Caputo, Sung-Ying Yang, Ben P Harvey, Sylvain
Agostini, Epizootiology of a Temperate Coral Disease Driven by Thermal Stress and Macroalgal
Interactions, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, Online, June 3 2021.
【Oral Presentation】Reimi Terayama, Sylvain Agostini, Takashi Nakamura, Tomhiko Higuchi, Ikuko
Yuyama, Sung-Ying Yang, Toshihiro Miyajima, Hiroyuki Fujimura, Photoinhibition as a Strategy for
Corals to Mitigate Heat Stress and Resulting ROS Production, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
2021, Online (Zoom), 3 June 2021.
【Oral Presentation】Kugako Sugimoto, JAMBIO COnsortium, Tara Japan Fondation, Sylvain Agostini,
TARA-JAMBIO Microplastic Mission : Distributions of Microplastics in Water Surface and Sediment ofJapanese Coastal Waters, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, Online (Zoom), June 5 2021.
【International Conference】Guinther Hiromu Mitushasi, Yuko Kitano, Ryan McMinds, Emilie Boissin,
Serge Planes, Denis Allemand, Tara Pacific Consortium, Taxonomical Identification of the Corals
Collected during Tara Pacific Expedition Using in Situ Photos and Skeleton Morphometry, 14th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Bremen, GE, Online (Zoom), July 19 2021.
【International Conference】Joshua M Heitzman, Nicole Caputo, Sun Ying Yang, Ben P Harvey,
Sylvain Agostini, Recurrent Disease Outbreak in a Warm Temperate Marginal Coral Community, 14th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Bremen, GE, Online (Zoom), July 19 2021.
【Invited Lecture】Sylvain Agostini, Tara-Jambio Mission Microplastique: Science, Education, Art et26

Partage, Transformer notre société face à une mer en mutation. Sur le problème des microplastiquesmarins., Tokyo, Japan, Online (Zoom), October 23 2021.

Technical Staff【Oral Presentation】〇柴田 大輔, 小髙友実, ハリサンショウウニの継代飼育法の確立, 第４回筑波大学技術職員交流会, Online (Zoom), 2022.3.9【Oral Presentation】〇柴田 大輔, 小川 祐生, 大植 学, 小髙 友実, 髙野 治朗, 佐藤 壽彦, 中村
千華, 特別仕様ドレッジの開発・製作, 第４回筑波大学技術職員交流会, Online (Zoom), 2022.3.9

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https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/288846 (Agostini)
https://www.city.mitoyo.lg.jp/material/images/group/12/tara11.jpg (Agostini)
https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/biology-environment/20220312040000.html(Sasakura)https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/biology-environment/20220118050000.html (Horie)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/paris-agreement-will-not-be-reached-without-urgent-ocean-actionstudy-says (Hall-Spencer)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-unveils-creative-projects-communicating-climate-emergency(Hall-Spencer)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/targeted-removals-and-enhanced-monitoring-can-help-managelionfish-in-the-mediterranean (Hall-Spencer)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/coastal-ecosystems-being-burned-by-double-whammy-of-risingtemperatures-and-ocean-acidification (Hall-Spencer)

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/ocean-organ-aims-to-highlight-the-damaging-effects-of-climatechange (Hall-Spencer)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/seven-asks-for-the-g7 (Hall-Spencer)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/global-experts-identify-key-options-to-tackle-biodiversity-andclimate-crises (Hall-Spencer)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/message-in-a-bottle-project-launches-with-new-scientific-trackers(Hall-Spencer)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/22/lionfish-threatens-ecosystems-in-the-med (HallSpencer)

https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/biology-environment/20220119021500.html (Nakano)https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/biology-environment/20220211040000.html (Yaguchi)
https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/biology-environment/20210406090000.html (Yaguchi)

6) Awards and Prizes
INABA Kazuo, University of Tsukuba 2021 BEST FACULTY MEMBER, 2022.2.7

287) Newspaper articles and TV coverage
Yaguchi、日本経済新聞「筑波大と JST、ウニは光の刺激で胃から腸へのゲートを開くことを発見」
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLRSP607998_W1A400C2000000/ , 2021.4.6
Agostini, Web グリーン・パワー,「海の酸性化

もう一つの CO2 問題

式根島(下)

魚の種類にも変化が」https://www.shinrinbunka.com/wgp/uminosanseika/24022.html
Wada, Web グリーン・パワー,「海の酸性化

もう一つの CO2 問題

式根島(上)

天然の実験場」

式根島(中)

未来の海底の風

https://www.shinrinbunka.com/wgp/uminosanseika/23703.html
Wada, Web グリーン・パワー,「海の酸性化

もう一つの CO2 問題景」https://www.shinrinbunka.com/wgp/uminosanseika/23876.html
Sasakura, サイエンス NOW エフエムみしま, 2021.5.16-23
Harvey, Zeroing In, NHK World, 2021.6.18
近森基, Wada, Agostini, つくばメディアアートフェスティバル 2021,「海のクロニクル」, 2021.7.302021.8.9
Horie、日経バイオテク「ここまできたシングルセル解析」2022.3.14
Nakano，中部経済新聞「背中に角を持つ新種発見」，2022.3.21
Inaba, LOVE OUR BAY, BAY FM78, 2022.3.21-24
Nakano，中国新聞「背中に突起

新種の無腸類」，2022.3.27

Nakano，高知新聞「背中に突起

新種の無腸類」，2022.3.27

Nakano，愛媛新聞「背中に角？新種発見」，2022.3.30
Wada, Agostini, 朝日中高生新聞「海の酸性化が進行中」, 2021.4.18

298) International Collaborative Research
Tara Pacific Consortium, Dr. Serge Planes、 Dr. Denis Allemand、et al.(Agostini)Hong Kong SAR・Hong Kong University, Dr. Bayden Russell,「Transcriptomics of sea urchins in response to warming」(Harvey)
Canada・University of British Columbia, Dr. Chris Harley & Dr. Katie Marshall,「Role of marine heatwaves in determining species biogeographic distribution」(Harvey)
China・Guangdong Ocean University, Dr. 赵力强, 「Shell geochemistry of mussels」(Harvey)
Korea・Keimyung University, Dr. Dorsaf Kerfahi,「Role of ocean acidification on biofilm settlement dynamics on plastic substrates」(Harvey and HallSpencer)
New Zealand・Victoria University of Wellington, Dr. Chris Cornwall,「Role of ocean acidification on coralline algae responses」(Harvey, Porzio and Hall-Spencer)
USA・Princeton University, Dr. Mike Levine,「ホヤ幼生の脳神経系の発生と進化に関する研究(Horie)
USA・University of California, Santa Barbara, Dr. William Smith, France・Montpellier Cell Biology
Research Center, Dr. Patrick Lemaire,「ホヤの神経機能に関する研究」(Horie・Sasakura)
USA・University of Connecticut Health, Dr. Stephen M. King,「繊毛鞭毛タンパク質の構造、機能に関する研究」 (Inaba)
Czech Republic・University of South Bohemia, Dr. Otomar Linhart,「チョウザメ精子のタンパク質の解析」 (Inaba)
Mexico・National Autonomous University of Mexico(UNAM)Dr. 西垣卓也,「後生動物における精子鞭毛運動制御の共通性と多様性」 (Inaba・Shiba)
USA・Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, Dr. Teng-Leong Chew,「ハプト藻運動装置の微細構造に関する研究」 (Inaba)
Switzerland・Paul Scherrer Institute, Dr. Takashi Ishikawa,「軸糸ダイニンの分子構造に関する研究」 (Inaba)
Australia・Deakin University, Dr. Alecia Bellgrove,「褐藻配偶子の運動に関する研究」 (Inaba・Shiba)
USA・Arizona State University, Dr. Hu Ke,「サンゴと褐虫藻の共生関係に関する研究」(Inaba)30

Ireland・Galway University, Dr. Gabriel Krasovec,「ホヤの変態と D-セリンに関する研究」(Sasakura・Horie)
Sweden・Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Dr. Michael C. Thorndyke,「珍渦虫の発生学的研究」(Nakano)
USA・Brown University, Dr. Gary M. Wessel,「棘皮動物におけるゲノム編集に関する研究」(Yaguchi)

9) Joint Research with Companies
リージョナルフィッシュ株式会社「日本市場に受け入れられやすいゲノム編集育手法の開発」(Yaguchi)10) Organized Conferences, Symposiums, and Research
Meetings
Harvey, Wada, Agostini, Porzio, 「ICONA Kick-off Symposium at TGSW」, Online(Zoom), 2022.9.7
稲葉一男, JAMBIO フォーラム, Online(Zoom), 2022.2.7

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Educational Activities
1) Lectures and fieldcourses
University Fieldcourse
PeriodUniversity Department

Subject Area

2021.3.29-4.2

筑波大学生物学類

植物分類学臨海実習 9 名

2021.7.5-9

筑波大学生物学類

動物発生学臨海実習 9 名

2021.7.12-16

筑波大学生物学類

動物分類学臨海実習 10 名

2021.10.20-22

筑波大学大学院共通

海洋生物の世界と海洋環境講座 7 名

2022.3.28-4.1

筑波大学生物学類

水圏生物学臨海実習 7 名

筑波大学生物学類

生殖生物学臨海実習 7 名

筑波大学自然保護寄附講座

海域フィールド実習 6 名

2022.1.25-29(Online)2022.2.21-25(Hybrid)2022.2.21-25

筑波大学理工情報生命学術院(Hybrid)

生命地球環境学研究群

2022.2.21-25

筑波大学生物学類

水圏生態学実習 10 名

筑波大学生物学類

植物分類学臨海実習 10 名

(Hybrid)2022.3.14-3.18(Tsukuba)

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マリン生態環境科学 4 名

Lectures and Seminars
期

間University Department

通年不定期開催 筑波大学理工情報生命学術院(Online)

生命地球環境学研究群

2021.11.11-12

筑波大学理工情報生命学術院(Online)

生命地球環境学研究群

2021.9.27-29

筑波大学生物学類
筑波大学理工情報生命学術院

2022.3.14-16
2022.3.28-30

生命地球環境学研究群
筑波大学生物学類

Subject Area
マリンバイオロジー特論

マリン分子生命科学 I
生物寺子屋

5名

2名

マリン分子生命科学 II
生物寺子屋

3名

3名

3名

2) Demonstrations and workshops
下田市立下田中学校
下田市立下田東中学校
下田高校

地域学習
職場体験実習(実習)理数科大学出張講義

3) Academic Activities and Social Contributions
Tara Ocean Japan (理事) (Agostini)
Zoological Science (Associate Editor) (Inaba)
Zoological Letters (Associate Editor)(Inaba)
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development (Editorial Board) (Inaba)
Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO, President)(Inaba)
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A (Editorial Board)(Inaba)
日本動物学会理事・会長(Inaba)
Zoological Science (Guest Associate Editor)(Nakano)
日本動物学会 ZDW (ZooDiversity Web) 委員(Nakano)33

観音崎自然博物館

企画展(企画運営)(Nakano、磯和幸延)

JAMBIO 沿岸生物合同調査(担当)(Nakano)
理科年表

生物部(監修)(Nakano)

下田市立下田小学校(ゲストティーチャー)(Nakano)
日本動物学会理事(Shiba)
日本動物学会男女共同参画委員(Shiba)
Development Growth and Differentiation (Editorial Board) (Sasakura)
日本動物学会関東支部委員(Yaguchi)
日本動物学会教育委員(Yaguchi)
日本動物学会国際交流委員(Yaguchi)
Scientific Reports (Editorial Board) (Yaguchi)
Development Growth and Differentiation (Guest Editor)(Yaguchi)

4) Provision of Research Materials
黒川信

東京都立大学理学部生命科学科, オニヤドカリ 8 個体

野田直紀

日本大学医学部一般教育系生物学分野, ムラサキウニ 30 個体

田中克彦

東海大学海洋学部海洋生物学科, バフンウニ 30 個体塙 宗継

山梨大学大学院総合研究部医学域

アカヒトデ 10 個体、ムラサキウニ 10 個体、ボウ

シュウボラ 3 個体、ナマコ 3 個体、ウミシダ 3 個体

5) Public OutreachOpen Lectures
March 2022(Uploaded to Youtube) 下田市教育委員会 「水産・海洋学講座」 下田市民対象

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Researchers using the Center
1) Main Research Topics of those Researchers

Research Subject

PI affiliation#

ウミホタルおよびその近縁種の採取

産業技術総合研究所

２ Sasakura

実験室の見学と実験生物(カタユウレイボヤ)の飼育相談 名古屋大学
海中ロボットの動作試験

1

Sasakura

東京大学生産技術研究所 7

Sasakura

1

Sasakura

4

Inaba

2

Inaba

ホヤ実験
海藻(Padina 属)の採集
キンメダイの精子保存に係る技術開発

Host

静岡大学
静岡県水産・海洋技術研
究所

伊豆分場

サンゴと褐虫藻の共生関係に関する研究打ち合わせ

琉球大学

1

Inaba

クラミドモナス変異株の繊毛波形解析

大阪大学

1

Inaba

海産生物を用いた繊毛運動に関する実験と解析

筑波大学

1

Inaba

研究打ち合わせと研究室見学

愛知教育大学4Inaba

平板動物の飼育実験、分子実験

国立遺伝学研究所

1

Nakano4

Nakanoクロイソカイメンとそれに内在するシカツノウミクワ
ガタ、シカツノウミクワガタの寄主である潮間帯魚類の 東海大学
採集
研究材料(フタツメイソウミグモ)の採集

新潟大学

1

Nakano

浮遊性貝類のサンプリング調査

東京大学総合研究博物館 1

Nakano

屋外水槽およびソリネット採集物中の棘皮動物の採集

浜松医科歯科大学

1

Shiba

透過型電子顕微鏡観察

琉球大学

2

Shiba

筑波大学

3

Shiba

東京大学

7

Wada

黒潮流路付近(石廊崎沖を想定)でのプランクトンネット
採集および表層水採集
海底下環境音響計測システムの実証

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海産緑藻類の分布調査

千葉大学

1

Wada

環境省モニタリングサイト 1000(沿岸域調査)

三重大学

8

Wada

微生物のメンブレンベシクルの分析

筑波大学

1

Wada

植物の窒素取り込み機構の評価

筑波大学

3

Wada

沿岸域の藻場における海水と海藻の解析

日本大学

1

Wada

浅海域における水中無線通信法の確立

筑波大学

4

Wada

測器(海中グライダー)の試験・操作習熟のため

気象研究所

5

Agostini

東京藝術大学

8

OIST

8Agostini

東京医科歯科大学

1

Horie

Tara-Jambio

Microplastic 調査における芸術家との活動
式根島 CO2 シープにおける魚類の脳での遺伝子発現
単一細胞トランスクリプトーム解析に関する共同研究の打ち合わせAgostini

2) Research Output from Researchers using the Center
Sentoku A, Tokuda Y. New Records of Azooxanthellate Scleractinian Corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from
Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay, Japan. Zool Sci, 39:52–61, 2022
Hirose M. New Species of Lower-Shelf to Upper-Slope Ctenostome Bryozoans from Pacific Japan,
with a Family Range Extension. Zool Sci, 39:87–98, 2022
Jimi N, Hookabe N, Tani K, Yoshida R, Imura S. The Phylogenetic Position of Branchamphinome(Annelida, Amphinomidae) with a Description of a New Species from the North Pacific Ocean. Zool
Sci, 39:99–105, 2022

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Shimoda Marine Research Center〒415-0025

Shizuoka-ken, Shimoda-shi, 5-10-1

TEL : 0558-22-1317 / FAX : 0558-22-0346
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