Biodiversity and evolution of symbionts of the temperate-living corals

我主要研究日本温带地区的珊瑚栖蟹，基于线粒体COI基因的分子分析。结果表明，不同珊瑚科的栖蟹种类不同。在本研究中还发现了特定温度的珊瑚栖息蟹。此外，还存在温带特有虫黄藻，是珊瑚的主要共生体。因此，日本温带地区珊瑚的共生体可能是独立于该地区进化的。

I study mainly coral-inhabiting crabs on the temperate region of Japan, based on the molecular analyses using mitochondrial COI gene. The results showed that the different coral families had different type of coral-inhabiting crabs. Also temperate-specific coral-inhabiting crabs were found in this study. Furthermore, temperate specific zooxanthellae, which are main coral symbionts, also existed. Thus, symbionts of corals on the temperate region of Japan might have evolved independently this region.