MIURA LAB

Welcome to Miura Lab

Laboratory of Evolutionary zoology / Ecological Developmental Biology / Sociobiology 

Misaki Marine Biological Station, The University of Tokyo

In our laboratory, we are exploring the patterns of animal evolution, focusing on developmental alterations and their evolutionary significances in relation to major transitions, in various lineages across the animal kingdom.

Together with graduate/undergraduate students, we are working on the evolution of sociality, coloniality, terrestrialization, novelties, reproductive and developmental patterns, in various animals like termites, bryozoans, syllids, cephalopods, isopods, caprellids, millipedes, acoels, sea slugs, brittle stars and etc.

RECENT NEWS

April 09, 2024 "Postembryonic development and lifestyle shift in the commensal ribbon worm" by Hookabe et al. was accepted by Frontiers in Zoology.

April 04, 2024 "Secondary-tail formation during stolonization in the Japanese green syllid, Megasyllis nipponica" by Sato et al. was accepted by Evolution & Development.

Feb 26, 2024 "Body part-specific development in termite caste differentiation: Crosstalk between hormonal actions and developmental toolkit genes" by Oguchi and Miura was accepted by Current Opinion in Insect Science.

Feb 12, 2024 "Gene-expression patterns during regeneration of the multi-organ complex after evisceration in the sea cucumber Eupentacta quinquesemita" by Okada et al. was accepted by Frontiers in Marine Science.

Jan 24, 2024 "Reference transcriptome assembly of a protogynous sex change fish, harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)" by Yao et al. was accepted by Marine Genomics.

Oct 31, 2023 "Morphological, Histological and Gene-Expression Analyses on Stolonization in the Japanese Green Syllid, Megasyllis nipponica (Annelida, Syllidae)" by Nakamura et al. was published in Scientific Reports. [Article][Press release Jp][Press release En][Metrics]

Oct 31, 2023 "Morphological, Histological and Gene-Expression Analyses on Stolonization in the Japanese Green Syllid, Megasyllis nipponica (Annelida, Syllidae)" by Nakamura et al. was accepted by Scientific Reports.

Sept 4, 2023 "Homeotic transformation in a terrestrial isopod: Insights into the appendage identity in crustaceans" by Inui and Miura was accepted by The Science of Nature.

Aug 23, 2023 "Gonadal and cellular dynamics during protogynous sex change in the harlequin sandsmelt Parapercis pulchella" by Yao et al. was accepted by Journal of Fish Biology.

July 14, 2023 "Upregulation of Hox genes leading to caste-specific morphogenesis in a termite" by Oguchi & Miura was accepted by EvoDevo.

July 11, 2023 "Differences of sucker-formation processes depending on benthic or pelagic post-hatching lifestyles in two octopus species" by Kimbara et al. was accepted by The Biological Bulletin.

May 08, 2023 "Physiological and developmental mechanism of regressive molt in a damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti" by Kobayashi et al. was accepted by Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

April 18, 2023 "Appearance of a transparent protrusion containing two pairs of legs on the apodous ring preceding the anamorphic molt in a millipede, Niponia nodulosa" by Chiyoda et al. was published in Frontiers in Zoology.

Sept 11, 2022 "Pleopodal lung development in a terrestrial isopod, Porcellio scaber (Oniscidea)" by Inui et al. was accepted by Arthropod Structure & Development.

July 13, 2022 Lab Homepage was renewed!

July 11, 2021 "Parasitism-induced intersexuality in a sexually dimorphic varunid crab, Ptychognathus ishii (Decapoda: Varunidae)" by Inui et al. was accepted by Zoological Science.

May 06, 2021 Member page is renewed!

Feb 25, 2021 "Regulatory mechanisms underlying the differentiation of neotenic reproductives in termites: Partial release from arrested development" by Oguchi et al. was published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Feb 6, 2021 "Regulatory mechanisms underlying the differentiation of neotenic reproductives in termites: Partial release from arrested development" by Oguchi et al. was accepted by Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.


MOVIES

Megasyllis nipponica, a stock with a mature female stolon

Megasyllis nipponica, stolon detachment

Megasyllis nipponica, swimming stolons

Megasyllis nipponica in the field

Megasyllis nipponica, eating spinatch powder

Megasyllis nipponica, eating fish food

Copulation of Hofstenia atroviridis

Egg hatch in Hofstenia atroviridis

Pteraeolidia semperi, eating hydrozoans

Pteraeolidia semperi, larvae still in egg chorion

Soldier behavior in Hodotermopsis sjostedti

Black marching termite Hospitalitermes medioflavus

PHOTOS

Ramisyllis kingghidorahi, a new syllid species described from Sado Island.

MMBS is located at a beautiful place called Aburatsubo, that faces Sagami Bay.

Diverse marine animals inhabit in the coastal area around MMBS.

Sunset on jo