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James Davis Reimer

James Davis Reimer

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
10417
World Ranking
5222
National Ranking
23

Overview

James Davis Reimer is affiliated with the University of the Ryukyus in Japan. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these fields, they have focused extensively on subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and fisheries research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, and Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology.

They have published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are Marine Biodiversity with 16 publications, Coral Reefs with 14, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 10, PeerJ with 9, and Diversity with 7 publications.

James Davis Reimer has collaborated often with several coauthors, including Hiroki Kise (29 collaborations), Maria Beger (17), Emmeline A. Jamodiong (14), Chloé Julie Loïs Fourreau (14), and Angelo Poliseno (13).

Their research contributions include multiple papers such as:

  • Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Phylogenomics, Origin, and Diversification of Anthozoans (Phylum Cnidaria) (2020, Systematic Biology)
  • Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • The Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event: Where do we go from here? (2024, Coral Reefs)
  • Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity (2023, PeerJ)

Best Publications

  • Systematic Revision of Symbiodiniaceae Highlights the Antiquity and Diversity of Coral Endosymbionts.

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;John Everett Parkinson;Paul W. Gabrielson;Hae Jin Jeong

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • Specimen collection: An essential tool

    L. A. Rocha;A. Aleixo;G. Allen;F. Almeda

  • Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia.

    Eliza C. Heery;Bert W. Hoeksema;Nicola K. Browne;Nicola K. Browne;James D. Reimer

  • A GENETICS-BASED DESCRIPTION OF SYMBIODINIUM MINUTUM SP. NOV. AND S. PSYGMOPHILUM SP. NOV. (DINOPHYCEAE), TWO DINOFLAGELLATES SYMBIOTIC WITH CNIDARIA

    Todd C. Lajeunesse;John E. Parkinson;James D. Reimer;James D. Reimer

  • Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time

    Andrea M Quattrini;Andrea M Quattrini;Estefanía Rodríguez;Brant C Faircloth;Peter F Cowman

  • The Parazoanthidae (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) DNA taxonomy: description of two new genera

    Frederic Sinniger;Frederic Sinniger;James D. Reimer;James D. Reimer;Jan Pawlowski

  • Phylogenomics, Origin, and Diversification of Anthozoans (Phylum Cnidaria)

    Catherine S McFadden;Andrea M Quattrini;Andrea M Quattrini;Mercer R Brugler;Peter F Cowman

  • Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;James D. Reimer;Michael Stat;Michael Stat;Giovanni D. Masucci

  • DNA barcoding reveals the coral "laboratory-rat", Stylophora pistillata encompasses multiple identities

    Shashank Keshavmurthy;Sung Yin Yang;Sung Yin Yang;Ada Alamaru;Yao Yang Chuang;Yao Yang Chuang

  • Potential of DNA Sequences to Identify Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Zoantharia)

    Frederic Sinniger;Frederic Sinniger;James D. Reimer;Jan Pawlowski

  • Reconsidering Zoanthus spp. diversity: molecular evidence of conspecifity within four previously presumed species.

    James Davis Reimer;Shusuke Ono;Yoshihiro Fujiwara;Kiyotaka Takishita

  • Morphological and molecular characterisation of Abyssoanthus nankaiensis,, a new family, new genus and new species of deep-sea zoanthid (Anthozoa : Hexacorallia : Zoantharia) from a north-west Pacific methane cold seep

    James D. Reimer;James D. Reimer;Frederic Sinniger;Frederic Sinniger;Yoshihiro Fujiwara;Satoshi Hirano

  • Molecular evidence demonstrating the basidiomycetous fungus Cryptococcus curvatus is the dominant microbial eukaryote in sediment at the Kuroshima Knoll methane seep.

    Kiyotaka Takishita;Masashi Tsuchiya;James D. Reimer;Tadashi Maruyama

  • Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

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  • Morphological and Molecular Revision of Zoanthus (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) from Southwestern Japan, with Descriptions of Two New Species

    James Davis Reimer;Shusuke Ono;Atsushi Iwama;Kiyotaka Takishita

  • Phylogenetic analyses of potentially free-living Symbiodinium spp. isolated from coral reef sand in Okinawa, Japan

    Mamiko Hirose;James D. Reimer;James D. Reimer;Michio Hidaka;Shoichiro Suda

  • Molecular evidence suggesting species in the zoanthid genera Palythoa and Protopalythoa (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) are congeneric.

    James Davis Reimer;Shusuke Ono;Kiyotaka Takishita;Junzo Tsukahara

  • Latitudinal and intracolony ITS-rDNA sequence variation in the symbiotic dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) in Zoanthus sansibaricus (Anthozoa : Hexacorallia)

    James D. Reimer;Kiyotaka Takishita;Shusuke Ono;Tadashi Maruyama

  • Diversity and evolution in the zoanthid genus Palythoa (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) based on nuclear ITS-rDNA

    J. D. Reimer;K. Takishita;S. Ono;T. Maruyama

  • Palytoxin Found in Palythoa sp. Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) Sold in the Home Aquarium Trade

    Jonathan R. Deeds;Sara M. Handy;Kevin D. White;James D. Reimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert W. Hoeksema
Bert W. Hoeksema University of Groningen
Tadashi Maruyama
Tadashi Maruyama Kitasato University
Chaolun Allen Chen
Chaolun Allen Chen Academia Sinica
Michael L. Berumen
Michael L. Berumen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Joseph D. DiBattista
Joseph D. DiBattista Griffith University
Maria Beger
Maria Beger University of Leeds
Peter A. Todd
Peter A. Todd National University of Singapore
Michael Stat
Michael Stat University of Newcastle Australia
Michael Bunce
Michael Bunce Curtin University
Shane T. Ahyong
Shane T. Ahyong Australian Museum

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