Papers
Yamasaki H. (2026)
Biodiversity and biogeography of seamount meiofauna: A case study using kinorhynchs.
Taxa (Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology), 60: 6–13.
[In Japanese with English summary]
González-Casarrubios A., Neuhaus B., Sánchez N., Kakui K., Yamasaki H. (2026)
There are still combinations left: two new deep-sea species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) with an unusual middorsal spine pattern.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 13: 1774157.
Fujimoto S., Yamasaki H., Ohtsuka S. (2026)
A new genus and species of Tardigrada (Halechiniscidae: Euclavarctinae) from the deep sea of Okinawa Islands, Japan.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 106: e24.
Wada M., Koda K., Yamasaki H., Shimanaga M., Hirose M., Suzuki T., Masumi S., Uchida J., Aoshima T. (2025)
Occurrence of Geehydrosoma cf. intermedia (Chislenko, 1978), a harpacticoid copepod species in the family Cletodidae assessed by DNA barcoding in Omura Bay, a seasonally hypoxic enclosed bay, in Japan.
Plankton and Benthos Research, 20: s86–s92.
Martínez A., Bonaglia S., Di Domenico M., Fonseca G., Ingels J., Jörger K.M., Laumer C., Leasi F., Zeppilli D., Baldrighi E., Bik H., Cepeda D., Curini-Galletti M., Cutter A.D., dos Santos G., Fattorini S., Frisch D., Gollner S., Jondelius U., Kerbl A., Kocot K.M., Majdi N., Mammola S., Martín-Durán J.M., Menegotto A., Montagna P.A., Nascimento F.J.A., Puillandre N., Rognant A., Sánchez N., Santos I.R., Schmidt-Rhaesa A., Schratzberger M., Semprucci F., Shimabukuro M., Sommerfield P.J., Struck T.H., Sørensen M.V., Wallberg A., Worsaae K., Yamasaki H., Fontaneto D. (2025)
Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature.
Communications Biology, 8:449.
Kimura T., Kimura S., Jimi N., Kise H., Hookabe N., Fujimoto S., Nakajima H., Matsuo T., Yamasaki H., Kobayashi I., Ogawa A., Kushida Y., Maekawa Y., Nakamura T., Okumura J., Takano M. (2024)
Benthic subtidal fauna in the southern part of the Ise Bay, Japan. Annals of Field Research and Technology, Mie University, 21:1–31.
[In Japanese]
Yamasaki H., Sørensen M.V., Di Domenico M. (2024)
Seventh International Scalidophora Workshop.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 313:85–86.
Yamasaki H., Yoshida M., Jimi N., Hookabe N., Sako M., Kohtsuka H., Fujimoto S. (2024)
Kinorhynch fauna from Oki Islands, with the description of a new Echinoderes species and its phylogenetic relationships within the family Echinoderidae.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 313:87–101.
Sørensen M.V., Yamasaki H. (2024)
An interactive identification key to species of the kinorhynch orders Kentrorhagata, Xenosomata, and Anomoirhaga.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 311:45–47.
Neuhaus B., Lu B., Yamasaki H., González-Casarrubios A. (2023)
Epibiontic life on intertidal Setaphyes kielensis and S. dentatus...
Zootaxa, 5343:439–470.
González-Casarrubios A., Cepeda D., Pardos F., Neuhaus B., Yamasaki H. et al. (2023)
Towards a standardisation of morphological measurements in the phylum Kinorhyncha.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 302:217–223.
Fujiwara N., Yamada T., Furuya K., Suyama K., Yamasaki H., Yamanaka T. (2023)
Teaching practice for "Learning Natural Science through Experiments": Considerations for liberal science lectures.
Journal of Arts and Science Education, 9:125–140.
[In Japanese]
Grzelak K., Yamasaki H., Mincks S., Phillips A.J., Sørensen M.V. (2023)
Revision of an Arctic kinorhynch species: Echinoderes svetlanae and E. tubilak are junior synonyms of E. remanei.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 302:75–89.
Yamasaki H., Fujimoto S., Tanaka H., Shimada D., Ito M., Tokuda Y., Tsujimoto M. (2022)
Taxonomy, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of the Antarctic mud dragon, Polacanthoderes.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 301:42–58.
Yamasaki H., Fujimoto S., Tanaka H., Shimada D., Ito M., Tokuda Y., Tsujimoto M. (2022)
Taxonomy, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of the Antarctic mud dragon, Polacanthoderes (Kinorhyncha: Echinorhagata: Echinoderidae).
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 301: 42–58.
Sørensen M.V., Goetz F.E., Herranz M., Chang C.Y., Chatterjee T., Durucan F., Neves R.C., Yildiz N.Ö., Norenburg J., Yamasaki H. (2020)
Description, redescription and revision of sixteen putatively closely related species of Echinoderes, with the proposition of the Echinoderes dujardinii species group.
European Journal of Taxonomy, 730: 1–101.
Fujimoto S., Yamasaki H., Kimura T., Ohtsuka S., Kristensen R.M. (2020)
A new genus and species of Loricifera (Nanaloricida: Pliciloricidae) from the deep waters of Japan.
Marine Biodiversity, 50: 537–558.
Yamasaki H., Fujimoto S., Tanaka H. (2020)
Three new meiobenthic species from a submarine cave in Japan:
Echinoderes gama, E. kajiharai and E. uozumii.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100: 537–558.
Yamasaki H., Herranz M., Sørensen M.V. (2020)
An interactive identification key to species of Echinoderidae (Kinorhyncha).
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 287: 14–16.
Yamasaki H., Neuhaus B., George K.H. (2019)
Echinoderid mud dragons from Senghor Seamount (NE Atlantic Ocean), including discussion of faunistic characteristics and distribution patterns.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 282: 64–87.
Yamasaki H., Dal Zotto M. (2019)
Redescription of Echinoderes capitatus and E. ferrugineus, described 90 years ago.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 282: 189–205.
Yamasaki H. (2019)
Gracilideres mawatarii, a new genus and species of Franciscideridae adapted to the interstitial environment.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 282: 176–188.
Dal Zotto M., Neuhaus B., Yamasaki H., Todaro M.A. (2019)
The genus Condyloderes in the Mediterranean Sea, including two new species.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 282: 206–231.
Kajihara H., Ikoma M., Yamasaki H., Hiruta S.F. (2019)
Diurodrilus kunii sp. nov. and molecular phylogeny of the genus.
Zoological Science, 36: 250–258.
Randsø P.V., Yamasaki H., Bownes S., Herranz M., Di Domenico M., Qi G.B., Sørensen M.V. (2019)
Phylogeny of the Echinoderes coulli group.
Invertebrate Systematics, 33: 501–517.
Yamasaki H., Fujimoto S., Tanaka H. (2019)
Sampling and extraction methods for marine meiobenthos.
Taxa (Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology), 46: 40–53.
[In Japanese with English summary]
Neuhaus B., Dal Zotto M., Yamasaki H., Higgins R.P. (2019)
Revision of Condyloderes, including the description of Condyloderes shirleyi.
Zootaxa, 4561: 1–91.
Yamasaki H., Durucan F. (2018)
Echinoderes antalyaensis sp. nov. from Antalya, Turkey.
Species Diversity, 23: 193–207.
Kajihara H., Tamura K., Yamasaki H. (2018)
Interstitial hoplonemertean Ototyphlonemertes norenburgi from Okinawa, Japan.
Fauna Ryukyuana, 46: 1–3.
Yamasaki H., Grzelak K., Sørensen M.V., Neuhaus B., George K.H. (2018)
Echinoderes pterus sp. nov. with a wide geographical and bathymetrical distribution.
ZooKeys, 771: 15–40.
Yamasaki H., Neuhaus B., George K.H. (2018)
New species of Echinoderes from Mediterranean seamounts and the deep-sea floor of the northeastern Atlantic.
Zootaxa, 4387: 541–566.
Uozumi R., Yamasaki H., Hirose E. (2018)
Mangrove forests may serve as stable environments for the meiobenthos Echinoderes komatsui.
Marine Biology Research, 14: 321–333.
Yamasaki H., Neuhaus B., George K.H. (2018)
Three new species of Echinoderidae from Atlantic seamounts and adjacent deep-sea floor.
Cahier de Biologie Marine, 59: 79–106.
Schmidt-Rhaesa A., Panpeng S., Yamasaki H. (2017)
Two new species of Tubiluchus (Priapulida) from Japan.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 267: 155–167.
Fujimoto S., Yamasaki H. (2017)
A new genus and species of Renaudarctidae (Heterotardigrada: Arthrotardigrada) from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
Marine Biology Research, 13: 288–299.
Yamasaki H. (2016)
Taxonomy and phylogeny of Kinorhyncha in Japanese waters.
Taxa (Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology), 41: 11–22.
[In Japanese with English summary]
Ishii D., Yamasaki H., Uozumi R., Hirose E. (2016)
Does the kinorhynch have a hydrophobic body surface? Measurement of the wettability of a meiobenthic metazoan.
Royal Society Open Science, 3: 160512.
Yamasaki H. (2016)
Two new Echinoderes species (Echinoderidae, Cyclorhagida, Kinorhyncha) from Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Zoological Studies, 55: 32.
Sánchez N., Yamasaki H. (2016)
Two new Pycnophyidae species (Kinorhyncha: Allomalorhagida) from Japan lacking ventral tubes in males.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 265: 80–89.
Yamasaki H. (2016)
Ryuguderes iejimaensis, a new genus and species of Campyloderidae from a submarine cave in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 265: 69–79.
Sánchez N., Yamasaki H., Pardos F., Sørensen M.V., Martinez A. (2016)
Morphology disentangles the systematics of a ubiquitous but elusive meiofaunal group (Kinorhyncha: Pycnophyidae).
Cladistics, 32: 479–505.
Kajihara H., Kakui K., Yamasaki H., Hiruta S.F. (2015)
Tubulanus tamias sp. nov. (Nemertea: Palaeonemertea) with two different types of epidermal eyes.
Zoological Science, 32: 596–604.
Kajihara H., Ikoma M., Yamasaki H., Hiruta S.F. (2015)
Trilobodrilus itoi sp. nov., with a redescription of T. nipponicus and a molecular phylogeny of the genus.
Zoological Science, 32: 405–417.
Hirose E., Yamasaki H. (2015)
Fine structure of the integumentary cuticles and alimentary tissues of pycnophyid kinorhynchs Pycnophyes oshoroensis and Kinorhynchus yushini.
Zoological Science, 32: 389–395.
Sørensen M.V., Dal Zotto M., Rho H.S., Herranz M., Sánchez N., Pardos F., Yamasaki H. (2015)
Phylogeny of Kinorhyncha based on morphology and two molecular loci.
PLoS ONE, 10: e0133440.
Yamasaki H., Fujimoto S., Miyazaki K. (2015)
Phylogenetic position of Loricifera inferred from nearly complete 18S and 28S rRNA gene sequences.
Zoological Letters, 1: 18.
Yamasaki H. (2015)
Two new species of Dracoderes (Kinorhyncha: Dracoderidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus.
Zootaxa, 3980: 359–378.
Nakano N., Kakui K., Kajihara H., Shimomura M., Jimi N., Tomioka S., Tanaka H., Yamasaki H., Tanaka M., Izumi T., Okanishi M., Yamada Y., Shinagawa H., Sato T., Tsuchiya Y., Omori A., Sekifuji M., Kohtsuka H. (2015)
JAMBIO Coastal Organism Joint Surveys reveal undiscovered biodiversity around Sagami Bay.
Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2: 77–81.
Yamasaki H., Hiruta S.F., Kajihara H., Dick M.H. (2014)
Two kinorhynch species (Cyclorhagida, Echinoderidae, Echinoderes) show different distribution patterns across Tsugaru Strait, northern Japan.
Zoological Science, 31: 421–429.
Yamasaki H., Fujimoto S. (2014)
Two new species in the Echinoderes coulli group (Echinoderidae, Cyclorhagida, Kinorhyncha) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
ZooKeys, 382: 27–52.
Kakui K., Tomioka S., Yamasaki H. (2014)
Tanaidaceans from Rishiri Island (Crustacea: Peracarida).
Rishiri Studies, 33: 7–12.
Tomioka S., Yamasaki H., Ikoma M., Kajihara H. (2014)
New record of Mediomastus opertaculeus Tomioka, Hiruta & Kajihara, 2013 (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Rishiri Island.
Rishiri Studies, 33: 17–22.
Yamasaki H., Hiruta S.F., Kajihara H. (2013)
Molecular phylogeny of kinorhynchs.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 67: 303–310.
Kakui K., Yamasaki H. (2013)
Nototanaids (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) from Japan, with the description of a new species of Nototanoides.
Species Diversity, 18: 245–254.
Yamasaki H., Kajihara H., Mawatari S.F. (2012)
First report of kinorhynchs from Hokkaido, Japan, including a new species of Pycnophyes (Pycnophyidae: Homalorhagida).
Zootaxa, 3425: 23–41.
Yamasaki H., Kajihara H. (2012)
A new brackish-water species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Seto Inland Sea, Japan.
Species Diversity, 17: 109–118.
Sørensen M.V., Herranz M., Rho H.S., Min W., Yamasaki H., Sánchez N., Pardos F. (2012)
On the genus Dracoderes Higgins & Shirayama, 1990 (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida), with a redescription of its type species, D. abei, and the description of a new species from Spain.
Marine Biology Research, 8: 210–232.
Kajihara H., Yamasaki H., Andrade S.C.S. (2011)
Carinoma hamanako sp. nov. (Nemertea: Palaeonemertea), the first representative of the genus from the northwestern Pacific.
Species Diversity, 16: 149–165.
Tomikawa K., Kakui K., Yamasaki H. (2010)
A new species of Psammogammarus (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan, with a note on its feeding habits.
Zoological Science, 27: 615–626.