Journal articles: 'Indo-West Pacific'

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Fransen, Charles H. J. M. "New records of the sponge-symbiotic shrimp genus Anchistioides from the Indo-West Pacific (Decapoda, Caridea)." Crustaceana 93, no. 11-12 (November 25, 2020): 1423–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003964.

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Abstract The family Anchistioididae comprises a single genus Anchistioides with three species: A. compressus and A. willeyi from the tropical Indo-West Pacific, and A. antiguensis from the tropical West Atlantic. The two Indo-West Pacific species are known to be symbionts of sponges. Material collected in recent years throughout the Indo-West Pacific yielded range extensions as well as new host records. This material is herein described and their infraspecific morphological variation discussed.

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BISESWAR, RAMLALL. "Zoogeography of the echiuran fauna of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean (Phylum: Echiura)." Zootaxa 2727, no. 1 (January 23, 2019): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2727.1.2.

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This report provides a checklist of the echiuran fauna of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean and analyses their distribution in relation to general biogeographic regions. Currently the echiuran fauna of the Indo-West Pacific comprises three families, 30 genera and 103 species. The family Bonelliidae contains 43 species in 21 genera; the Echiuridae is represented by eight genera and 58 species, and the Urechidae by two species, Urechis novaezealandiae (Dendy) and U. unicinctus (von Drasche). Investigations undertaken on this group of animals after the publication of the monograph by Stephen & Edmonds (1972) on the phyla Sipuncula and Echiura have revealed one new genus, 15 new species and several new records. This study shows that the Indo-Pacific has a high species diversity, comprising about 62% of the known world fauna. The West Indian Ocean is currently represented by 28 species; 55 species have been recorded in the Central Indo-West Pacific and 53 species in the West Pacific. Only four species are thought to be cosmopolitan while approximately 50 species appear to be endemic to the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Members of the Echiuridae are usually found in shallow-waters of littoral and subtidal zones while bonelliids are inhabitants of deeper bottoms where cold temperatures prevail.

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Briggs, John C. "Coincident Biogeographic Patterns: Indo-West Pacific Ocean." Evolution 53, no. 2 (April 1999): 326. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2640770.

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Briggs, John C. "COINCIDENT BIOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS: INDO-WEST PACIFIC OCEAN." Evolution 53, no. 2 (April 1999): 326–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03769.x.

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Klassen, Greg J. "Haliotrema species (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Indo-Pacific boxfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Ostraciidae)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 71, no. 10 (October 1, 1993): 2099–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z93-295.

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Gill material of 12 species of Indo-Pacific boxfishes was examined for species of Haliotrema. Four parasite species were recorded: H. trochaderoi n.sp., H. crymanum n.sp., H. lactoriae, and H. triacanthi. Haliotrema trochaderoi was taken from Ostracion meleagris, O. cyanurus, and O. cubicus from the West Pacific Ocean. Haliotrema crymanum was taken from O. cubicus from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. The morphology of these two species was compared with that of 10 other species of Haliotrema with similar male copulatory apparatus. Duncan's multiple range test indicated the two new species to be distinct from one another in all but 5 of 35 measurements (p = 0.005); multivariate analysis of variance and canonical discriminant analysis indicated them to be distinct from all Atlantic species of Haliotrema from boxfishes (p = 0.001). Haliotrema lactoriae was recorded from Lactoria cornuta, L. fornasini, and L. reipublicae, in addition to its type host, L. diaphana. It is specific to species of Lactoria but occurs on these throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Haliotrema triacanthi, previously known only from species of Triacanthus (Tetraodontiformes: Triacanthidae), was also found on Ostracion rhinorhynchus. It occurs on its hosts in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

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SMITH-VANIZ, WILLIAM F., and STEPHEN J. WALSH. "Indo-West Pacific species of Trachinotus with spots on their sides as adults, with description of a new species endemic to the Marquesas Islands (Teleostei: Carangidae)." Zootaxa 4651, no. 1 (August 2, 2019): 1–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4651.1.1.

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Diagnoses, comparisons, photographs and distribution maps are given for three previously described Indo-West Pacific species of Trachinotus that develop spots on their sides as adults. A new species, Trachinotus macrospilus, is described from the Marquesas Islands where it is endemic and the only species of the genus present. It differs from the other spotted Indo-West Pacific species most noticeably in having adults with only one or two large spots on each side, the largest spot larger than the iris diameter, and in having no large spot positioned above the pectoral fin. An identification key is given for all Indo-West Pacific species of Trachinotus and a molecular phylogeny, including 16 of the 20 valid species of Trachinotus is presented. A neotype is designated for Scomber botla Shaw, 1803.

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Wilson, N. G., and L. A. Kirkendale. "Putting the ‘Indo’ back into the Indo-Pacific: resolving marine phylogeographic gaps." Invertebrate Systematics 30, no. 1 (2016): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/is15032.

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The Indo-Pacific is an extremely large marine realm that unites two oceans via a restricted Coral Triangle corridor, which was historically subjected to lowered sea levels during global glaciation. Although a strong phylogeographic focus on the Central and West Pacific has produced a large body of research, the Indian Ocean has been largely neglected. This may have serious consequences, because the Indian Ocean hosts a large number of marine centres of endemism, yet a large number of nations rely on its marine resources. We examine reasons for this neglect and review what is known about this region and its connectivity to the Indo-West Pacific. We draw attention to the ‘Leeuwin Effect’, a phenomenon where the southward flow of the Leeuwin Current is responsible for transporting larval propagules from the Coral Triangle region down the coast of Western Australia, resulting in broader Indo-West Pacific rather than Indian Ocean affinities. Given challenges in accessing infrastructure and samples, collaboration will inevitably be key to resolving data gaps. We challenge the assumption that the peak of shallow-water marine biodiversity is solely centred in the Coral Triangle, and raise awareness of a seemingly forgotten hypothesis promoting a secondary peak of biodiversity in the western Indian Ocean.

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Mukherjee, Rohan. "Looking West, Acting East: India's Indo-Pacific Stategy." Southeast Asian Affairs SEAA19, no. 1 (2019): 43–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1355/aa19-1c.

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Brouns, Joop J. W. M. "Growth patterns in some indo-west-pacific seagrasses." Aquatic Botany 28, no. 1 (June 1987): 39–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3770(87)90055-6.

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INABA, TOMOKI, and HIROYUKI MOTOMURA. "Review of the Indo-West Pacific genus Inimicus (Synanceiidae: Choridactylinae)." Zootaxa 4482, no. 1 (September 17, 2018): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4482.1.2.

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The stinger genus Inimicus Jordan & Starks, 1904 (family Synanceiidae), distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, is characterized by having two free pectoral-fin rays. Examination of the original descriptions and 420 specimens, including all available type specimens, of the genus resulted in the recognition of nine valid species: Inimicus brachyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1874) (recorded from Hong Kong and Singapore), I. caledonicus (Sauvage, 1878) (distributed in Andaman Sea and western Pacific Ocean), I. cuvieri (Gray, 1835) (Andaman Sea and western Pacific Ocean), I. didactylus (Pallas, 1769) (western Pacific), I. filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829) (western Indian Ocean), I. gruzovi Mandrytsa, 1991 (Coral Sea), I. japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) (East Asia), I. sinensis (Valenciennes, 1833) (eastern Indian and western Pacific oceans), and I. smirnovi Mandrytsa, 1990 (southwestern Pacific Ocean). Inimicus joubini (Chevey, 1927), previously considered a valid species, is herein regarded as a junior synonym of I. japonicus. Another 10 nominal species are confirmed to be synonymized with the nine species. A revised diagnosis for each species and a key to all the species are provided.

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Ekimova, Irina A., Tatiana I. Antokhina, and Dimitry M. Schepetov. "Molecular data and updated morphological description of Flabellina rubrolineata (Nudibranchia: Flabellinidae) from the Red and Arabian seas." Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal 30, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 183–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.35885/ruthenica.2021.30(4).1.

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Flabellina rubrolineata was believed to have a wide distribution range, being reported from the Mediterranean Sea (non-native), the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas, and the Indo-West Pacific and from Australia to Hawaii. In the present paper, we provide a redescription of Flabellina rubrolineata, based on specimens collected near the type locality of this species in the Red Sea. The morphology of this species was studied using anatomical dissections and scanning electron microscopy. To place this species in the phylogenetic framework and test the identity of other specimens of F. rubrolineata from the Indo-West Pacific we sequenced COI, H3, 16S and 28S gene fragments and obtained phylogenetic trees based on Bayesian and Maximum likelihood inferences. Our morphological and molecular results show a clear separation of F. rubrolineata from the Red Sea from its relatives in the Indo-West Pacific. We suggest that F. rubrolineata is restricted to only the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and to West Indian Ocean, while specimens from other regions belong to a complex of pseudocryptic species.

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Nguyen Nguyen, Nhon Thanh, Sang Quang Tran, Oanh Thi Truong, Hanh Thi Pham, An Thai Hua, Sang Van Duong, and Dang Thuy Binh. "Population Genetic Structure of Ornatus Spiny Lobster (Panulirus Ornatus) in Indo-West Pacific Region." ECS Transactions 107, no. 1 (April 24, 2022): 14531–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/10701.14531ecst.

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Panulinus ornatus is among the widest distributed spiny lobsters, the high-value seafood, and the major cultured species in several Indo-West Pacific countries. Five microsatellite markers were applied to investigate diversity, genetic differentiation, and population structure of ornate spiny lobster in Vietnam (VN), Australia (AU), and Sri Lanka (SR). P. ornatus population in AU exhibited highest genetic diversity, and SR population was the lowest one (number of effective allele; observed/expected heterozygous are 7.091±1.53; 0.787±0.11/0.819±0.05 and 6.568±1.88; 0.620±0.12/0.782±0.07, respectively). The FST value (0.006-0.012; P≤0.01) and DAPC analysis (BIC value =3) showed the disconnectivity between the three populations, while AMOVA test and clustering structure analysis showed low significant difference. Directional migration relative rates suggest that Vietnam population may act as a source for surrounding populations in the Indo-West Pacific. The present study provides data on the genetic characteristics and population structure of P. ornatus in the Indo-West Pacific.

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DE GRAVE, S., and T. S. SAKIHARA. "Further records of the anchialine shrimp, Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae)." Zootaxa 2903, no. 1 (June 2, 2011): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2903.1.7.

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Caridean shrimps are one of the most conspicuous faunal components of the Indo-West Pacific anchialine fauna (Maciolek, 1983). To date, 11 anchialine species distributed in 10 genera and 5 families have been recorded in Indo-Pacific waters, with related species occurring in Atlantic waters, notably in Mexican cenotes and caves in the Bahamas.

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Hooper, JNA, and C. Levi. "Axinellida (Porifera : Demospongiae) from the New Caledonia lagoon." Invertebrate Systematics 7, no. 6 (1993): 1395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it9931395.

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Sixteen species of axinellid demosponges, including seven new species and seven new locality records, are described from the shallow-water New Caledonian lagoon and reefs [families Axinellidae (12 species, Cyrnbastela, Reniochalina, Axinella, Phakellia, Stylissa, Ptilocaulis, Pseudaxinella, Rhaphoxya) and Desmoxyidae (4 species, Myrrnekioderrna, Higginsia)], bringing the total number of described axinellid species in this region to 25. Brief revisions are provided for several of these genera, based primarily on the Indo-west Pacific fauna, in order to place these New Caledonian species. Non-endemic New Caledonian axinellids belong predominantly to the north-eastern Australian (Solanderian province) and Indo-Malay fauna, usually representing the easternmost extent of these species' distributions in the Indo-west Pacific. Two species, Axinella carteri (Dendy) and Astrosclera willeyana Lister, were found to be truly widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, typically associated with coral reefs; other previously suspected widely distributed species were generally found to be allopatric, cryptic sibling species related to the tropical Australasian fauna.

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Harzhauser, Mathias. "A seagrass-associated Early Miocene Indo-Pacific gastropod fauna from South West India (Kerala)." Palaeontographica Abteilung A 302, no. 1-6 (October 14, 2013): 73–178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/pala/302/2013/73.

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Houart, Roland. "The genus Nassa Röding 1798 in the Indo-West Pacific (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae: Rapaninae)." Archiv für Molluskenkunde 126, no. 1-2 (January 1, 1996): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/126/1996/51.

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ASAKURA, AKIRA. "A review of the genus Micropagurus (Crustacea Decapoda Anomura Paguridae)." Zootaxa 1090, no. 1 (December 2, 2005): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1090.1.1.

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Species of the hermit crab genus Micropagurus are reviewed. Micropagurus polynesiensis is redescribed on the basis of the syntypes and specimens recently collected from various localities in the Indo-West Pacific. Micropagurus vexatus has proved to be a junior synonym of M. polynesiensis. Two new species, M. propinquus n. sp. from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, and M. spinimanus n. sp. from various localities in Indo-West Pacific are described. Short diagnoses are provided for M. devaneyi and M. acantholepis. A key to males of the species is presented.

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Briggs, John C. "Extinction and replacement in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean." Journal of Biogeography 26, no. 4 (July 1999): 777–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00322.x.

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Hang, Yuan. "The Eu Indo-Pacific Strategy and the China-Russia relations." Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International relations 15, no. 3 (2022): 311–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2022.306.

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The China-Russia relations are facing a changing external environment, including the Indo- Pacific. This article focuses on the EU Indo-Pacific Strategy, which is a new and little-researched theme. It aims to address a central question: what the implications of the EU Indo-Pacific Strategy on the China-Russia relations are. It focuses on the discourse of the EU’s supranational authorities. The qualitative content analysis of that discourse unveils that the nature of this strategy is to enhance the legitimacy and uniqueness of the EU as a global player. It argues that this strategy has important implications for both China and Russia in direct or indirect ways. One main assumption is that the EU’s impact will be more concentrated in low politics than high politics. This article develops two hypotheses. One is that the EU Indo-Pacific Strategy will enhance the West as external pressure to China and Russia in the region, especially on low political issues. The other is that increasing external pressure from the EU and the West in this region highlights the necessity of cooperation between China and Russia. It concludes that while the implications for China and Russia are different respectively, the EU’s ambition as an exogenous factor will compel China and Russia to uplift their bilateral ties.

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Ashrafi, Hossein, J. Antonio Baeza, and Zdeněk Ďuriš. "The caridean shrimps of the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 (Decapoda: Lysmatidae) from Madagascar collected during the Atimo-Vatae expedition: a new species and two new records." European Journal of Taxonomy 774 (October 12, 2021): 155–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.774.1535.

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The present study focuses on shrimps belonging to the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816, collected from Madagascar during the Atimo Vatae expedition carried out in 2010. Lysmata malagasy sp. nov. is a new species belonging to the clade named “long accessory ramous” or “cosmopolitan” in previous phylogenetic studies. The new species can be distinguished from the only two other representatives of this group in the Indo-west Pacific, L. ternatensis De Man, 1902, and L. trisetacea (Heller, 1861), by the accessory ramus of the lateral antennular flagellum consisting of four elongated articles. Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2010 is reported here from Madagascar with a remarkable extension of its known range after its original description from Japan. This species has also been reported from Singapore and, as alien species, from Brazil. Lastly, L. kuekenthali De Man, 1902 known from numerous localities in the Indo-West Pacific biogeographic area, is reported for the first time from Madagascar. Results of the present morphological and molecular analyses suggest that L. hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008 from the Caribbean Sea is a synonym of the Indo-West Pacific L. kuekenthali, and thus the latter species is alien in the western Atlantic.

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FRANKLIN, J. BENJAMIN, P. VENKATESHWARAN, N. V. VINITHKUMAR, and R. KIRUBAGARAN. "Four new records of Conidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda) from the Andaman Islands, India." Zootaxa 3635, no. 1 (March 25, 2013): 81–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3635.1.8.

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The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago comprises 572 islands spread over an area of 8,249 sq. km. These islands are within the 'Indo-Malayan region' and near the 'faunistic centre' from which other Indo-West Pacific regions recruit their tropical marine fauna (Ekman, 1953). The topographically complex nature of the nearshore environments of these islands creates a plethora of niches that support a rich and diverse molluscan fauna. Many of the Conus species (e.g., C. geographus Linnaeus, 1758; C. miles Linnaeus, 1758; and C. striatus Linnaeus, 1758) that occupy these islands are broadly distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. However, a few Indo-West Pacific species (e.g., Conus andamanensis Smith, 1878; and C. araneosus nicobaricus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) are restricted to small geographic regions (Röckel et. al. 1995). Early oceanographic expeditions of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that began in 1788 report only 10 Conus species from these islands (Smith, 1878; Melvill & Sykes, 1898; Preston, 1908). More recently, Subba Rao (1980) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reports a total of 51 Conus species from this region. In the past two decades, the Conus fauna has not been studied extensively due to lack of focused studies in the Andaman andNicobar Islands. Several recent surveys conducted by the Andaman and Nicobar Centre for Ocean Science and Technology investigated the intertidal and subtidal macrobenthic fauna of theAndaman Islands.

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Goulding, Tricia C., Adam J. Bourke, Joseph Comendador, Munawar Khalil, Ngo Xuan Quang, Shau Hwai Tan, Siong Kiat Tan, and Benoît Dayrat. "Systematic revision of Platevindex Baker, 1938 (Gastropoda: Euthyneura: Onchidiidae)." European Journal of Taxonomy 737 (March 8, 2021): 1–133. http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.737.1259.

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In the Indo-West Pacific, intertidal slugs of the genus Platevindex Baker, 1938 are common in mangrove forests, where they typically live on the roots and trunks of mangrove trees. These slugs are easily distinguished from most onchidiids by their hard notum and narrow foot, but despite their large size and abundance, species diversity and geographic distributions have remained a mystery. With the aid of new collections from across the entire Indo-West Pacific, the taxonomy of Platevindex is revised using an integrative approach (natural history field observations, re-examination of type specimens, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences, and comparative anatomy). In this monograph, nine species of Platevindex are recognized, including one new to science: P. amboinae (Plate, 1893), P. applanatus (Simroth, 1920) comb. nov., P. aptei Goulding & Dayrat sp. nov., P. burnupi (Collinge, 1902) comb. nov., P. coriaceus (Semper, 1880), P. latus (Plate, 1893), P. luteus (Semper, 1880), P. martensi (Plate, 1893) and P. tigrinus (Stoliczka, 1869) comb. nov. Five species names are recognized as junior synonyms, four of which are new, and two Platevindex names are regarded as nomina dubia. One new subspecies is also recognized: P. coriaceus darwinensis Goulding & Dayrat subsp. nov. Most species were previously known only from the type material and many new geographic records are provided across the Indo-West Pacific, from South Africa to the West Pacific (Japan, New Ireland and New Caledonia).

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TAYLOR, JOHN D., EMILY A. GLOVER, LISA SMITH, CHIHO IKEBE, and SUZANNE T. WILLIAMS. "New molecular phylogeny of Lucinidae: increased taxon base with focus on tropical Western Atlantic species (Mollusca: Bivalvia)." Zootaxa 4196, no. 3 (November 23, 2016): 381. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.2.

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A new molecular phylogeny of the Lucinidae using 18S and 28S rRNA and cytochrome b genes includes many species from the tropical Western Atlantic as well as additional taxa from the Indo-West Pacific. This study provides a phylogenetic framework for a new taxonomy of tropical Western Atlantic lucinids. The analysis confirmed five major clades—Pegophyseminae, Leucosphaerinae, Myrteinae, Codakiinae and Lucininae, with Monitilorinae and Fimbriinae represented by single species. The Leucosphaerinae are expanded and include Callucina winckworthi and the W. Atlantic Myrtina pristiphora that groups with several Indo-West Pacific Myrtina species. Within the Codakiinae two abundant species of Ctena from the Western Atlantic with similar shells are discriminated as C. orbiculata and C. imbricatula, while in the Indo-West Pacific Ctena bella is a probable species complex. The Lucininae is the most species rich and disparate subfamily with several subclades apparent. Three species of Lucina are recognized in the W. Atlantic L. aurantia, L. pensylvanica and L. roquesana. Pleurolucina groups near to Cavilinga and Lucina, while Lucinisca muricata is more closely related to the E. Pacific L. fenestrata than to the Atlantic L. nassula. A new species of Parvilucina is identified from molecular analyses having been confounded with Parvilucina pectinata but differs in ligament structure. Also, the former Parvilucina clenchi is more distant and assigned to Guyanella.

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Asakura, Akira. "A revision of the hermit crabs of the genera Catapagurus A. Milne-Edwards and Hemipagurus Smith from the Indo-West Pacific (Crustacea : Decapoda : Anomura : Paguridae)." Invertebrate Systematics 15, no. 6 (2001): 823. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it00034.

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A systematic review of the genus Catapagurus A.Milne-Edwards, 1880 from the Indo-West Pacific is presented. The genusCatapagurus is rediagnosed and its type species,C. sharreri A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 is redescribed.Icelopagurus tuberculosus Asakura, 1999 is transferredto Catapagurus. The genusHemipagurus Smith, 1881a isreinstated and rediagnosed, and its type speciesH. gracilis Smith, 1881b isredescribed. Seven species previously assigned toCatapagurus, i.e. C. alcockiMcLaughlin, 1998, C. granulatus Edmondson, 1951,C. ensifer Henderson 1893,C. tanimbarensis McLaughlin, 1997,C. holthuisi McLaughlin, 1997,C. oculocrassus McLaughlin, 1997 andC. japonicus Yokoya, 1933, are transferred toHemipagurus. Eight new species ofHemipagurus are described from the Indo-West Pacific:H. haigae; H. kosugei;H. lewinsohni; H. maclaughlinae;H. albatrossae; H. hirayamai;H. imperialis; and H. toyoshioae.Catapagurus doederleini Doflein, 1902 is transferred toParapagurodes McLaughlin & Haig, 1973.

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CHAN, TIN-YAM, APPUKUTTANNAIR BIJU KUMAR, and CHIEN-HUI YANG. "Photophore counts in the deep-sea commercial shrimp Aristeus alcocki Ramadan, 1938 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Aristeidae), with a revised key to the Indo-West Pacific species of the genus." Zootaxa 4329, no. 4 (October 6, 2017): 392. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4329.4.5.

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The availability of abundant fresh material of Aristeus alcocki Ramadan, 1938 from India allowed the evaluation of the variation in the numbers of photophores on the pereiopods in this species, as well as other diagnostic characters for species discrimination. Although the pereiopodal photophore counts in A. alcocki largely overlap with those of A. semidentatus Bate, 1888, it is found that A. alcocki is unique in the Indo-West Pacific species of the genus by the lower end of the cervical carina considerably farther away from the branchiostegal carina. Molecular genetic analysis confirmed the distinct taxonomic status of the six currently known species in this genus from the Indo-West Pacific and a revised key is provided for distinguishing them.

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PANCUCCI-PAPADOPOULOU, M. A., M. CORSINI-FOKA, and M. NALETAKI. "Macrophthalmus graeffei A. Milne Edwards, 1873 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae): a new Indo-Pacific guest off Rhodes Island (SE Aegean Sea, Greece)." Mediterranean Marine Science 11, no. 1 (May 6, 2010): 195. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.103.

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A new alien crab, the macrophthalmid Macrophthalmus graeffei, is reported from the eastern coastline of Rhodes Island. The species, of Indo-West Pacific origin, is known from muddy sediments up to about 80 m depth. In the Mediterranean, its presence has been observed along Levantine coasts as well as along the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea.Macrophthalmus graeffei increases to twelve the number of alien brachyurans present in the Hellenic SE Aegean Sea, ten of them having Indo-Pacific origin.

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Briggs, John C. "Antitropical Distribution and Evolution in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean." Systematic Zoology 36, no. 3 (September 1987): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2413064.

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Griffin, D. J. G., and H. A. Tranter. "Some majid spider crabs from the deep Indo–West Pacific." Records of the Australian Museum 38, no. 6 (December 31, 1986): 351–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.186.

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RUDMAN, W. B. "THE GENUS TRAPANIA (NUDIBRANCHIA: GONIODORIDIDAE) IN THE INDO-WEST PACIFIC." Journal of Molluscan Studies 53, no. 2 (August 1987): 189–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/53.2.189.

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LAST, PETER R., WILLIAM T. WHITE, and GAVIN NAYLOR. "Three new stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific." Zootaxa 4147, no. 4 (August 5, 2016): 377. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.2.

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Collier, Catherine J., Michelle Waycott, and Ana Giraldo Ospina. "Responses of four Indo-West Pacific seagrass species to shading." Marine Pollution Bulletin 65, no. 4-9 (2012): 342–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.017.

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Hayward, P. J. "Taxonomic studies on some Indo‐West Pacific Phidoloporidae (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata)." Systematics and Biodiversity 1, no. 3 (February 2004): 305–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1477200003001191.

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KOMAI, TOMOYUKI, and PETER K. L. NG. "A new genus and new species of leucosiid crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific." Zootaxa 3352, no. 1 (June 20, 2012): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3352.1.4.

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A new genus and new species of leucosiid crab, Coralliocryptus caementa n. sp., is described from Indo-West Pacific coralreefs in the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Vanuatu, and Comoros. Although the new genus exhibits superficial resemblance to theIphiculidae in having prominent vertical spiniform teeth on the cutting edges of the chela and the female abdomen consisting offreely articulated somites, the deeply excavated female sterno-abdominal cavity, which is completely covered by the abdomen,unambiguously places this unique taxon in the Leucosiidae. The highly eroded, coral-rubble mimic carapace suggests somedegree of relationship between Coralliocryptus and some other ebaliinine genera, e.g., Alox Tan & Ng, 1995, Oreophorus Rüppel, 1830, Oreotlos Ihle, 1918.Key words: Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Leucosiidae, new genus, new species, Indo-West Pacific

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Kim, Jung Nyun, Mi Hyang Kim, and Jung Hwa Choi. "First records of three homolid crabs, Homolomannia sibogae Ihle, 1912, Latreillopsis bispinosa Henderson, 1888 and Moloha majora (Kubo, 1936) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Homolidae), from Korean waters." Crustaceana 91, no. 1 (2018): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003757.

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Three homolid crabs,Homolomannia sibogaeIhle, 1912,Latreillopsis bispinosaHenderson, 1888, andMoloha majora(Kubo, 1936) from around the Jeju Islands, southern Korean waters, are briefly described here. Although these species occur widely in the West Pacific or Indo-West Pacific, they all represent the first record of their species and genus in Korean waters. The family Homolidae currently comprises four species in Korea. Brief descriptions and illustrations of selected parts are provided in this article.

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Allen, Simon J., Daniele D. Cagnazzi, Amanda J. Hodgson, Neil R. Loneragan, and Lars Bejder. "Tropical inshore dolphins of north-western Australia: Unknown populations in a rapidly changing region." Pacific Conservation Biology 18, no. 1 (2012): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc120056.

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Australian Snubfin Orcaella heinsohni, Indo-Pacific Humpback Sousa chinensis and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops aduncus inhabit Australia’s tropical north-western coastline, a region undergoing extensive port development associated with the massive expansion of the oil, gas and mining industries. The current lack of data on dolphin population sizes or trends precludes impact assessments of developments on these protected species. Furthermore, the Western Australian and Commonwealth Government conservation listings of tropical inshore dolphins do not reflect their international listings. From April to July, 2010, we conducted ad hoc boat-based surveys (n=55) of inshore delphinids at seven sites across north-western Australia from Coral Bay in the south (23.1°S: 113.8°E) to Cable Beach in the north (17.9°S: 122.2°E). We documented the locations of these three species from which we obtained photoidentification and biopsy data, as well as reports of Australian Snubfin Dolphin sightings from researchers and community groups. The data from this limited field effort confirm that Indo-Pacific Humpback and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins occur in the waters adjacent to each north-western Australian urban centre and show that the range of the Australian Snubfin Dolphin extends considerably further south-west than previously reported. Given the scale of coastal developments and the vulnerability of isolated cetacean populations to fragmentation or extirpation, assessments of the viability of dolphin populations are required. Our data suggest that the Australian Snubfin, Indo-Pacific Humpback and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins need to be considered as likely to be impacted by coastal developments across north-western Australia.

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Seager, Richard, Naomi Henderson, Mark A. Cane, Haibo Liu, and Jennifer Nakamura. "Is There a Role for Human-Induced Climate Change in the Precipitation Decline that Drove the California Drought?" Journal of Climate 30, no. 24 (December 2017): 10237–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-17-0192.1.

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The recent California drought was associated with a persistent ridge at the west coast of North America that has been associated with, in part, forcing from warm SST anomalies in the tropical west Pacific. Here it is considered whether there is a role for human-induced climate change in favoring such a west coast ridge. The models from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project do not support such a case either in terms of a shift in the mean circulation or in variance that would favor increased intensity or frequency of ridges. The models also do not support shifts toward a drier mean climate or more frequent or intense dry winters or to tropical SST states that would favor west coast ridges. However, reanalyses do show that over the last century there has been a trend toward circulation anomalies over the Pacific–North American domain akin to those during the height of the California drought. The trend has been associated with a trend toward preferential warming of the Indo–west Pacific, an arrangement of tropical oceans and Pacific–North American circulation similar to that during winter 2013/14, the driest winter of the California drought. These height trends, however, are not reproduced in SST-forced atmosphere model ensembles. In contrast, idealized atmosphere modeling suggests that increased tropical Indo-Pacific zonal SST gradients are optimal for forcing height trends that favor a west coast ridge. These results allow a tenuous case for human-driven climate change driving increased gradients and favoring the west coast ridge, but observational data are not sufficiently accurate to confirm or reject this case.

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D’Arrigo, Rosanne, Rob Wilson, Clara Deser, Gregory Wiles, Edward Cook, Ricardo Villalba, Alexander Tudhope, Julia Cole, and Braddock Linsley. "Tropical–North Pacific Climate Linkages over the Past Four Centuries*." Journal of Climate 18, no. 24 (December 15, 2005): 5253–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jcli3602.1.

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Abstract Analyses of instrumental data demonstrate robust linkages between decadal-scale North Pacific and tropical Indo-Pacific climatic variability. These linkages encompass common regime shifts, including the noteworthy 1976 transition in Pacific climate. However, information on Pacific decadal variability and the tropical high-latitude climate connection is limited prior to the twentieth century. Herein tree-ring analysis is employed to extend the understanding of North Pacific climatic variability and related tropical linkages over the past four centuries. To this end, a tree-ring reconstruction of the December–May North Pacific index (NPI)—an index of the atmospheric circulation related to the Aleutian low pressure cell—is presented (1600–1983). The NPI reconstruction shows evidence for the three regime shifts seen in the instrumental NPI data, and for seven events in prior centuries. It correlates significantly with both instrumental tropical climate indices and a coral-based reconstruction of an optimal tropical Indo-Pacific climate index, supporting evidence for a tropical–North Pacific link extending as far west as the western Indian Ocean. The coral-based reconstruction (1781–1993) shows the twentieth-century regime shifts evident in the instrumental NPI and instrumental tropical Indo-Pacific climate index, and three previous shifts. Changes in the strength of correlation between the reconstructions over time, and the different identified shifts in both series prior to the twentieth century, suggest a varying tropical influence on North Pacific climate, with greater influence in the twentieth century. One likely mechanism is the low-frequency variability of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and its varying impact on Indo-Pacific climate.

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Feldmann, Rodney M. "The genusLyreidusde Haan, 1839 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Raninidae): systematics and biogeography." Journal of Paleontology 66, no. 6 (November 1992): 943–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002233600002103x.

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Six extant and nine fossil species of the raninidLyreidusde Haan, includingLyreidus(Lyreidus)lebuensisn. sp. andLyreidus(Lysirude)hookerin. sp., are recognized. Based on morphology of the anterolateral margin and sternum, the species are referred to two subgenera,Lyreidus(Lyreidus) andLyreidus(Lysirude). The genus first appears in shallow-water, high-latitude, southern hemisphere localities in New Zealand, Antarctica, and Chile in the early Eocene. Subsequently, the nominate subgenus is confined to the southern hemisphere until the Neogene when it dispersed into the Indo-West Pacific region.Lyreidus(Lysirude) is documented by early and middle Eocene occurrences in Antarctica and New Zealand; however, all subsequent occurrences, fossil and recent, are in the northern hemisphere. The disjunct modern distribution within the genus is confined to this subfamily; species are known from the western North Atlantic and the Indo-West Pacific.

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Hino Samuel Jose. "FROM INDO-PACIFIC CENTRALITY TO STRATEGIC AUTONOMY: ASEAN – US PERSPECTIVE." Indonesian Journal of International Relations 6, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 205–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.32787/ijir.v6i1.311.

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Indo-Pacific is indeed a versatile region with vast geoeconomic and geopolitical advantages and potentials, with ASEAN at its center. Strategic engagement of countries whether to bandwagon or balance major power’s rivalries are pretty much a pertinent deliberation for the last and next decades to come as the global shifting is now moving towards the Indo-Pacific region. This paper employs qualitative analysis to answer the main contentions of: (1) how minilateralism affects Indo-Pacific, and what ASEAN-US role can be explored; and (2) does ASEAN-US matter and how it could actively find convergences in navigating forward in the rules-based region. The author suggests that looking west and being concerned the east or the other way around can be a sufficient strategy in constructing ASEAN-US engagement amid the rising minilateral groupings and concerns against the “crippled” ASEAN centrality since AUKUS and the recent developments in the region.

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Yang, Yiya, Renguang Wu, and Chenghai Wang. "Individual and Combined Impacts of Tropical Indo-Pacific SST Anomalies on Interannual Variation of the Indochina Peninsular Precipitation." Journal of Climate 33, no. 3 (February 1, 2020): 1069–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-19-0262.1.

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AbstractThis study documents interannual rainfall variations over the Indochina Peninsula (ICP) during the rainy season and individual and combined influences of tropical Indo-Pacific sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies. The rainfall variability is large along the west coast in May–June, along the west coast and over the eastern mountains in July–August, and along the central Vietnam coast in September–November. More rainfall in May–June, July–August, and October–November occurs in the La Niña decaying years, La Niña decaying years and/or El Niño developing years, and La Niña developing years, respectively. The May–June rainfall variation along the west coast is associated with equatorial central-eastern Pacific (EP), south Indian Ocean, and western North Pacific SST anomalies. The July–August rainfall variation along the west coast and over the eastern mountains is related to equatorial central Pacific and tropical southeastern Indian Ocean SST anomalies. The October–November rainfall variation along the central Vietnam coast is affected by EP and tropical western Indian Ocean SST anomalies. The EP and tropical western Indian Ocean SST influence is through anomalous Walker circulation. The south Indian Ocean SST influence is via cross-equatorial flows. The tropical southeastern Indian Ocean SST influence is via an anomalous cross-equatorial overturning circulation. The equatorial central Pacific and western North Pacific SST influence is via a Rossby wave–type response. The analysis illustrates the importance of combined effects of regional SST anomalies on the ICP precipitation variation in different stages of the rainy season. Numerical experiments with SST anomalies imposed in different regions confirm the combined effects of the Indo-Pacific SST anomalies on the ICP rainfall variation.

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Vermeij, Geerat J. "Sabia on shells: A specialized Pacific-type commensalism in the Caribbean Neogene." Journal of Paleontology 72, no. 3 (May 1998): 465–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000024215.

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In the Recent biota, species of the hipponicid gastropod genus Sabia that excavate characteristic pits on the outer surfaces of shells of reef-dwelling gastropods and hermit crabs occur only in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region and in adjacent warm-temperate parts of Japan and Australia. I report the discovery of Sabia pits in reef-associated gastropod shells from the Cercado (late Miocene) and Gurabo (early Pliocene) Formations of the Dominican Republic. The likely culprit was Hipponix otiosa Pilsbry and Johnson, 1917, a species here reassigned to Sabia Gray, 1840. Pliocene extinction, which was far more severe in the Caribbean and elsewhere in the western Atlantic than in the Indo-West Pacific, selectively eliminated Sabia and its commensalism from Atlantic reef ecosystems. This case is one of several examples indicating the vulnerability of specialized associations to extinction-causing disturbances.

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SHINOHARA, GENTO. "A new jawfish of the genus Opistognathus (Perciformes: Opistognathidae) from Japan." Zootaxa 4964, no. 1 (April 21, 2021): 157–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4964.1.8.

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A new species of jawfish, Opistognathus ocellicaudatus, is described based on a single specimen collected at 67 m depth in Sagami Bay (near the mouth of Tokyo Bay), Honshu Island, Japan. The new species can be separated from all other Indo-West Pacific jawfish species in having 3 longitudinal dark brown stripes on the body, a large dark whitish-rimmed ocellus on the caudal fin, a small black blotch on the opercular flap, the dorsal fin with 11 spines and 11 soft rays, the anal fin with 2 spines and 11 soft rays, 21 pectoral-fin soft rays, 26 vertebrae, 42 oblique scale rows, and 2 supraneurals. The holotype is a female containing mature eggs, suggesting summer spawning. The type locality was close to the northern distributional limit of Opistognathidae in the Indo-West Pacific. [http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:00DCADDA-BE92-4C33-B7EB-1DA8348BA02A]

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SAITO, TOMOMI, and YOSHIHISA FUJITA. "A new species of the stenopodidean shrimp genus Odontozona Holthuis, 1946 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Stenopodidea: Stenopodidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Indo-West Pacific." Zootaxa 4450, no. 4 (July 26, 2018): 458. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4450.4.4.

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A new species of the stenopodidean shrimp genus Odontozona Holthuis, 1946 is described and illustrated on the basis of 3 specimens recently collected from submarine caves of Okinawa-jima and Ie-jima Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, Indo-West Pacific. Odontozona okunoi sp. nov. closely resembles O. anaphorae Manning & Chace, 1990 described from Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean, but differs from it by a combination of morphological characters, including the large cardiac spine on the carapace, the spines on the pleural surface, the posterior tooth of the telson, the irregular row of small spines on the dorsomesial surface of the third pereopod chela, as well as the length ratio of the third pereopod chela against carpus and merus. This study increases the total number of species described in the genus Odontozona to 21, nine of which occur the Indo-West Pacific.

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Auliya, Putri, and Yohanes Sulaiman. "Indonesia, ASEAN Centrality and Global Maritime Fulcrum." Jurnal Global & Strategis 13, no. 1 (April 8, 2019): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jgs.13.1.2019.79-90.

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Why Indonesia remains committed to maintain centrality of ASEAN in its Indo-Pacific strategy as a way to deter conflicts, especially in light of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s famous proclamation of “Global Maritime Fulcrum?” The main thrust of “Global Maritime Fulcrum” doctrine is that facing shifting geopolitical and economic power from the West to Asia, Indoneia needed to face the challenge by putting Indonesia’s interest back to the forefront of global political and economic discourse. Yet, by the end of the day, Indonesia remained committed in pushing for the centrality of ASEAN especially in dealing with potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region. By stressing the centrality of ASEAN, meaning that Indonesia is attempting to strengthen cooperation between the members of ASEAN and crafting a cooperative regional framework, Indonesia and ASEAN as a whole may be able to reduce the tension due to the clashing interest of the United States and China in Indo-Pacific region.

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Zhao, Quanhong, and Robin Whatley. "New species of the ostracod genus <i>Neosinocythere</i> Huang (1985) from the Indo-West Pacific Region." Journal of Micropalaeontology 12, no. 1 (August 1, 1993): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/jm.12.1.1.

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Abstract. Four new species of the ostracod genus Neosinocythere are described from the Indo-West Pacific region: N. indica, N. macropunctata, N. micropunctata and N. indowestpacifica. The diagnoses of Neosinocythere and the subfamily Sinocytherinae Huang are emended.

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MYERS, A. A., and J. K. LOWRY. "The biogeography of Indo-West Pacific tropical amphipods with particular reference to Australia." Zootaxa 2260, no. 1 (October 8, 2009): 109–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.4.

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The extant distribution of amphipods in the tropical Indo-Pacific can be understood only by reference to the positions of shallow seas during the past two hundred million years. Amphipods attributable to extant families, even genera, were in existence in Mesozoic times. A number of amphipod families can be recognized as Gondwanan in origin, but Laurasian families, except in fresh waters, are more difficult to identify. The tropical amphipod fauna of Australia/New Guinea is thought to have evolved in situ until at least 15 Ma, when the continent reached proximity with Asia. Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity of Indo-Pacific amphipod families supports this hypothesis.

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Hoell, Andrew, and Chris Funk. "The ENSO-Related West Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Gradient." Journal of Climate 26, no. 23 (December 2013): 9545–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-12-00344.1.

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El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events are accompanied by an anomalous zonal sea surface temperature (SST) gradient over the west Pacific Ocean, defined here as the west Pacific SST gradient (WPG). The WPG is defined as the standardized difference between area-averaged SST over the central Pacific Ocean (Niño-4 region) and west Pacific Ocean (0°–10°N, 130°–150°E). While the direction of the WPG follows ENSO cycles, the magnitude of the gradient varies considerably between individual El Niño and La Niña events. In this study, El Niño and La Niña events are grouped according to the magnitude of the WPG, and tropical SST, circulations, and precipitation are examined for the period 1948–2011. Until the 1980s the WPG showed little trend as the west and central Pacific warmed at similar rates; however, the west Pacific has recently warmed faster than the central Pacific, which has resulted in an increased WPG during La Niña events. The temporal evolution and distribution of tropical Pacific SST as well as the near-surface tropical Pacific zonal wind, divergence, and vertical velocity are considerably different during ENSO events partitioned according to the strength of the WPG. Modifications to the tropical circulation, resulting in changes to Indo– west Pacific precipitation, are linked to strong and consistent circulation and precipitation modifications throughout the Northern Hemisphere during winter.

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LEE, MAO-YING, THOMAS A. MUNROE, and KWANG-TSAO SHAO. "Symphurus orientalis (Bleeker) redefined based on morphological and molecular characters (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae)." Zootaxa 3620, no. 3 (March 7, 2013): 379–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.3.

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Aphoristia (= Symphurus) orientalis Bleeker 1879, collected from an unspecified depth and location in Japanese waters, is the first described species of symphurine tonguefish from Indo-Pacific waters. The original description with accompanying illustration is based on the unique holotype specimen and provides limited diagnostic characters for this taxon. Subsequent to its description, the holotype of A. orientalis has been lost. Limited diagnostic information and loss of the holotype have caused considerable confusion to subsequent systematic studies regarding the identity of this and similar tonguefish species occurring in the Indo-West Pacific region. Several, often-cited, taxonomic accounts purportedly redescribing S. orientalis are erroneous because they include more than one species in these redescriptions. These erroneous redescriptions not only confused the species concept of S. orientalis (Bleeker), but also confounded the systematics of similar Indo-West Pacific tonguefishes. Symphurus novemfasciatus Shen and Lin, described on two specimens collected in southern Taiwan, shares many morphological and pigmentation features similar to those of S. orientalis. Morphological data from a large series of tonguefishes collected in Taiwanese and Japanese waters, as well as molecular data from a smaller number of specimens from these locations, including the type locality of S. novemfasciatus, confirm the presence of only one species, S. orientalis (Bleeker), among these specimens. Symphurus novemfasciatus Shen and Lin is therefore regarded as a junior subjective synonym of S. orientalis. Symphurus orientalis is redefined based on a large series of specimens identified by a consistent set of morphological criteria, and a neotype is designated to stabilize nomenclature and systematics of this species. Symphurus orientalis differs from congeners by its combination of: a predominant 1–2–2–2–2 pattern of interdigitation of proximal dorsal-fin pterygiophores and neural spines, 12 caudal-fin rays, 9 abdominal and 52–55 total vertebrae, four hypurals, 96–101 dorsal-fin rays, 82–89 anal-fin rays, 87–99 longitudinal scale rows, 37–42 transverse scales, 5–11 (usually) distinct, complete or incomplete, blackish-brown crossbands on the ocular side, uniformly white blind side, and conspicuous bluish-black peritoneum. Documenting morphological variation for S. orientalis represents the most important step towards clarification of the identity of this and other symphurine tonguefish species from this region. Reliable identification of specimens of S. orientalis also provides the foundation for evaluating the status of several other, poorly-known, nominal species of Indo-West Pacific tonguefishes that have features similar to those of S. orientalis. Improved identifications will lead to better knowledge on the geographic distribution of S. orientalis and these other species, as well as to improve estimates of biodiversity and the biogeography of Indo-West Pacific symphurine tonguefishes.

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SAMYN, YVES, DIDIER VANDENSPIEGEL, and CLAUDE MASSIN. "A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae)." Zootaxa 1138, no. 1 (March 2, 2006): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1138.1.3.

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Actinopyga is one of the five genera commonly recognised in the family Holothuriidae. This small genus has sixteen species currently considered valid. The present paper describes a new Indo-West Pacific species, Actinopyga caerulea, of which the most striking character is its bluish coloration. The ossicle assemblage of the new species resembles mostly that of A. bannwarthi Panning, 1944 and A. flammea Cherbonnier, 1979.

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Thresher, Ronald E., and Edward B. Brothers. "Reproductive Ecology and Biogeography of Indo-West Pacific Angelfishes (Pisces: Pomacanthidae)." Evolution 39, no. 4 (July 1985): 878. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2408687.

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