Recent publications
	Furuya, H., Hochberg, F. G., and Tsuneki, K. (2001) Developmental patterns and cell lineages of vermiform embryos in dicyemid mesozoans. Biological Bulletin 201: 405-416. Furuya, H., and Hochberg, F. G. (2002) New species of Dicyemennea (Phylum: Dicyemida) in deep-water Graneledone (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from the Antarctic. Journal of Parasitology 88(2): 330-336. Furuya, H., Hochberg, F. G., and Short, R. B. (2002) Dicyemennea canadensis n. sp. (Phylum Dicyemida) from Bathypolypus arcticus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Journal of Parasitology 88(1): 119-123. Furuya, H., Damian, R. T., and Hochberg, F. G. (2002) Dicyema shorti n. sp.(Phylum Dicyemida) from Octopus burryi (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda) in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Parasitology 88(2): 325-329. Furuya, H., Hochberg, F. G., and Tsuneki, K. (2003)　Reproductive traits of dicyemids. Marine Biology 142: 693-706. Furuya, H., Hochberg, F. G., and Tsuneki, K. (2003) Calotte morphology in the phylum Dicyemida: Niche separation and convergence. Journal of Zoology 259(4): 361-373. Furuya, H. and K. Tsuneki (2003) Biology of dicyemid mesozoan. Zoological Sciennce 20: 519-532. Furuya, H., Ota M., Kimura R., and Tsuneki, K. (2004) The renal organs of cephalopods: a habitat for dicyemids and chromidinids. Journal of Morphology　262: 629-643. Furuya, H., Hochberg, F. G., and Tsuneki, K. (2004) Cell number and cellular composition in infusoriform larvae of dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida). Zoological Science 21: 877-889. Furuya H and Tsuneki, K. (2005) A new species of dicyemid mesozoan (Phylum Dicyemida) from Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), with notes on Dicyema orientale. Species Diversity 10: 45-62. Takumiya, M., Kobayashi, M., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2005) Phylogenetic relationships among major species of Japanese coleoid cephalopods (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) using three mitochondrial DNA sequences. Zoological Science 22: 147-155. Furuya, H. (2005) Three new species of Dicyema (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Diversity 10: 231-247. Furuya, H. (2006) Three new species of dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida) from Amphioctopus fangsiao (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), with comments on the occurrence patterns of dicyemids. Zoological Science 23: 105-119. Yoshida, M., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2006) Phylogeny of Selected Sepiidae (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) based on 12S, 16S, and COI sequences, with comments on the taxonomic reliability of several morphological characters. Zoological Science 23: 342-351. Furuya, H. (2006) Two new species of Dicyema (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from Amphioctopus areolatus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Diversity 11: 257-269. Furuya, H. (2006) A new species of Dicyemennea Whitman, 1883 (Phylum Dicyemida) from Sepia latimanus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Decapodidae) off Okinawa, Japan. Systematic Parasitology 65: 205-213. Furuya, H., Hochberg, F. G., and Tsuneki, K. (2007) Cell number and cellular composition in vermiform larvae of dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida). Journal of Zoology 272: 284-298. Ogino, K., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2007) The expression of tubulin and tektin genes in dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum: Dicyemida). Journal of Parasitology 93: 608-618. Furuya, H. and Tsuneki, K. (2007) Developmental patterns of the hermaphroditic gonad in dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida). Invertebrate Biology 126: 295-306. Furuya, H. (2007) Redescription of two Dicyemennea (Phylum: Dicyemida) from Rossia pacifica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Decapoda). Journal of Parasitology 93 Parasitology 93: 841-849. Ogino, K., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya H. (2007) Cloning of chitinase-like protein 1 cDNA from dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemid) Journal of Parasitology 93: 1403-1415. Aruga, J., Odaka, Y., Kamiya, A., and Furuya, H. (2007) Dicyema Pax6 and Zic: tool-kit genes in a highly simplified bilaterian. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 201. Furuya, H. (2008) A new dicyemid from Sepiella japonica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Decapoda). Journal of Parasitology 94: 223-229. Furuya, H. (2008) Redescription of Dicyemennea nouveli (Phylum: Dicyemida) from Enteroctopus dofleini (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Journal of Parasitology 94: 1064-1070. Furuya, H. (2008) Three new dicyemids from Octopus sasakii (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Journal of Parasitology 94: 1071-1081. Furuya, H. (2009) Two new dicyemids from Sepia longipes (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Decapoda). Journal of Parasitology 95(in press). Furuya, H. (2009) A new dicyemid from Opisthoteuthis depressa (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Journal of Parasitology 95(in press). Kobayashi, M., Furuya H., and Wada, H. (2009) Molecular markers comparing the extremely simple body plan of dicyemids to that of lophotrochozoans: insight from the expression patterns of Hox, Otx, and brachyury Evolution & Development 11: 582-589. Ogino, K., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya H. (2010) Unique genome of dicyemid mesozoan: highly shortened spliceosomal introns in conservative exon/intron structure. Gene 449: 70-76. Yoshida, M., Shigeno, S., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2010) Squid vascular EGF receptor: a conserved molecular signature in the convergent evolution of closed circulatory systems. Evolution & Development 12: 25-33. Yoshida, M., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2010) Molecular Phylogeny among East-Asian cuttlefishes using three mitochondrial genes. ISCPP proceedings 15-22. Suzuki G. T., Ogino, K., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya H. (2010) Phylogenetic analysis of dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida) from innexin amino acid sequences: Dicyemids are not related to Platyhelminthes. Journal of Parasitology 96: 614-625. Yoshida, M., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2010) Venous branching asymmetry in the pygmy squid with reference to its phylogenetic and functional significance. Journal of Natural History 44: 2031-2039. Furuya, H. (2010) A new dicyemid from Benthoctopus sibiricus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Journal of Parasitology 96: 1123-1127. Castellanos-Martinez, S., Gómez, M. C., Hochberg, F. G., Gestal, C., and Furuya, H. (2011) A new dicyemid from Octpus hubbsorum (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Journal of Parasitology 97: 265-269. Ogino, K., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya H. (2011) Distinction of cell types in Dicyema japonicum (Phylum Dicyemida) by expression patterns of 16 genes. Journal of Parasitology 97: 596-601. Suzuki G. T. and Furuya H. (2011) Two new species of Chaetonotus (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotida, Chaetonotidae) from Japan. Zootaxa 3011: 27-37. Miyazawa, H., Yoshida, M., Tsuneki, K., and Furuya, H. (2012) Mitochondrial genome of a Japanese Placozoan. Zoological Science, 29: 223-228. Appeltans W., Ahyong S. T., Anderson G., Angel M. V., Artois T., Bailly N., Bamber R., Barber A., Bartsch I., Berta A., Blażewicz-Paszkowycz M., Bock P., Boxshall G., Boyko C. B., Brando N. S., Bray R. A., Bruce N. L., Cairns S. D., Chan T. Y., Cheng L., Collins A. G., Cribb T., Curini-Galletti M., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Davie P. J. F., Dawson M. N., De Clerck O., Decock W., De Grave S., De Voogd N. J., Domning D. P., Emig C. C., Erséus C., Eschmeyer W., Fauchald K., Fautin D. G., Feist S. W., Fransen C. H. J. M., Furuya H., Garcia-Alvarez O., Gerken S., Gibson D., Gittenberger A., Gofas S., Gomez-Daglio L., Gordon D. P., Guiry M. D., Hernandez F., Hoeksema B. W., Hopcroft R. R., Jaume D., Kirk P., Koedam N., Koenemann S., Kolb J. B., Kristensen R. M., Kroh A., Lambert G., Lazarus D. B., Lemaitre R., Longshaw M., Lowry J., Macpherson E., Madin L. P., Mah C., Mapstone G., McLaughlin P. A., Mees J., Meland K., Messing C. G., Mills C. E., Molodtsova T. N., Mooi R., Neuhaus B., Ng P. K. L., Nielsen C., Norenburg J., Opresko D. M., Osawa M., Paulay G., Perrin W., Pilger J. F., Poore G. C.B., Pugh P., Read G. B., Reimer J. D., Rius M., Rocha R. M., Saiz-Salinas J. I., Scarabino V., Schierwater B., Schmidt-Rhaesa A., Schnabel K. E., Schotte M., Schuchert P., Schwabe E., Segers H., Self-Sullivan C., Shenkar N, Siegel V., Sterrer W., Stöhr S., Swalla B., Tasker M. L., Thuesen E. V., Timm T., Todaro M. A, Turon X., Tyler S., Uetz P., van der Land J., Vanhoorne B., van Ofwegen L. P., van Soest R. W. M., Vanaverbeke J., Walker-Smith G., Walter T. C., Warren A., Williams G. C., Wilson Simon P., Costello M. J. (2012) The magnitude of global marine species diversity. Current Biology 22: 2189-2202.  Catalano, S. R. and Furuya H. (2013) Two new species of dicyemid (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from two Australian cephalopod species: Sepioteuthis Australis (Mpllusca: Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) and Sepioloidea Lineolata (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Sepiadariidae). Journal of Parasitology, 99:203-211. Suzuki, T. G., Maeda M., and Furuya H. (2013) Two new Japanese species of Gastrotricha (Chaetonotida, Chaetonotidae, Lepidodermella and Dichaeturidae, Dichaetura), with Comments on the Diversity of Gastrotrichs in Rice Paddies. Zootaxa 3691: 229–239. Castellanos-Martinez, S., Aguirre-Macedo, M. L. and Furuya, H. (2016). Two new species of dicyemid mesozoans (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from Octopus maya Voss and Solis-Ramirez (Octopodidae) off Yucatan, Mexico. Systematic Parasitology 93: 551-564. Dhikra S., Florent I., Dellinger M., Justine J. L., Romdhane M. S., Furuya H., and Grellier P. (2016). Diversity of apostome ciliates, Chromidina spp. (Oligohymenophorea, Opalinopsidae), parasites of cephalopods of the Mediterranean Sea. Parasite 23: 33 (web). Dhikra S., Florent I., Dellinger M., Justine J. L., Romdhane M. S., Grellier P., and Furuya H., (2016). Redescription of Dicyemennea eledones (Wagener, 1857) (Phylum Dicyemida) from Eledone cirrhosa (Lamark, 1789) (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda). Systematic Parasitology 93 (in press).
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