Zoological Studies

Vol. 50 No. 3, 2011

Domination and Disappearance of the Black Sponge: A Quarter Century after the Initial Terpios Outbreak in Southern Japan

James D. Reimer1,*, Yoko Nozawa2, and Euichi Hirose3

1Rising Star Program, Univ. of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
2Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
3Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Univ. of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan

*Correspondence: Tel: 81-98-8958542. Fax: 81-98-8958576. E-mail:jreimer@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp