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Vol. 42, No. 4

Mfge8 Knockout Affects Tail Resorption Speed During Xenopus Metamorphosis
Akio Nishikawa, Ryohei Hara, Hanano Saito, Yuncong Mu, Mai Matsumoto, Rei Monden, Hirokazu Yanagihara, Keisuke Nakajima
Zoological Science 42 (4), (18 June 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250002
KEYWORDS: metamorphosis, Mfge8, phagocytosis, tail resorption, Xenopus

Overlooked Parasite Diversity in Staurozoa: Two Species of Lepocreadiidae (Trematoda: Digenea) Parasitic in Haliclystus tenuis
Kohta Tsutsui, Keiichi Kakui
Zoological Science 42 (4), (18 June 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250001 Video Content
KEYWORDS: Cnidaria, gelatinous animal, life cycle, parasite, Platyhelminthes, stalked jellyfish, Stauromedusa

A Combined Genome-Wide SNP and mtDNA Approach Reveals the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus Chalcorana
Yuri Suzuki, Masafumi Matsui, Misbahul Munir, Amir Hamidy, Mohamad Yazid Hossman, Melvin Gumal, Paschal Dagang, Daicus M. Belabut, Norhayati Ahmad, Kanto Nishikawa
Zoological Science 42 (4), (18 June 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240091
KEYWORDS: Amphibia, mitochondrial DNA, SNP, phylogenetic relationships, Southeast Asia, cryptic species

Anemonefish Chromatophore Distribution and Organization Revealed by TEM Studies
Minato Miyake, Hsiao-Chian Chen, Pauline Salis, Malgorzata Hall, Bruno M. Humbel, Saori Miura, Samuel Reiter, Vincent Laudet, Marleen Klann
Zoological Science 42 (4), (18 June 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240092
KEYWORDS: anemonefish, chromatophores, iridophores, melanophores, xanthophores, TEM, ultrastructure

Co-Occurrence of Gastropods of the Genus Melanella (Mollusca: Eulimidae) Parasitizing the Black Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota in Central Japan: Implications for Their Geographic Distribution and Parasitic Ecology
Tomoyuki Nakano, Erina Nishiyama, Tsuyoshi Takano
Zoological Science 42 (4), (18 June 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250003
KEYWORDS: education program, Gastropoda, Holothuroidea, host specificity, parasite

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