Publications by authors named "Rei Somiya"

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  • * The study selected three macroalgae species as reference strains to develop a microplate-based method for evaluating the toxicity of various chemicals, including potassium dichromate and common herbicides.
  • * Results showed that these macroalgae are sensitive to organic compounds, with growth impairment observed in a dose-dependent manner, highlighting the potential for these tests to aid in assessing environmental risks to aquatic life.
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In aquatic arthropods, molting is a pivotal physiological process for normal development, but it may also expose them to higher risks from xenobiotics, because the organism may take up additional water during that time. This study aimed to assess the effects of molting on bioconcentration and survival after 96-h exposure to insecticide fipronil with or without oxygenase (CYP450s) inhibitor piperonyl butoxide (PBO) of two estuarine resident marine crustacean species: the sand shrimp Crangon uritai and the kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus, with 96-h LC value of fipronil = 2.0 µg/L and 0.

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This study aimed to evaluate and qualify field-based potential risks of seven neonicotinoid and phenylpyrazole (fipronil) insecticides on aquatic invertebrates, including estuary-resident marine crustaceans. One hundred and ninety-three estuarine water samples, with salinity ranging from 0.5 to 32.

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A phaeodarian morphotype, characterized by the feet surrounded with forked pedal spines with anchor-like structures, was collected in the subtropical North Pacific. Considering the morphological and phylogenetic uniqueness, this morphotype is described as Gazelletta kashiwaensis sp. nov.

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the burrowing ghost shrimp was reconstructed using the Illumina HiSeq platform. The genome was 15,272 bp in length made up of 37 mitochondrial genes (13 CDSs, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs) in the same order as other species. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that is a valid genus, and that can be phylogenetically marginally separated from , though some authors considered the former as a synonym of the latter.

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