B.T. (Bastian) Reijnen, MSc
PhD candidate - Molluscs associated with Octocorallia
- bastian.reijnen@ncbnaturalis.nl
- Phone
- +31 (0)71 5687 401
- Fax
- +31 (0)71 5687 666
- Room Number
- D.01.43
Interest
Currently I work as a PhD candidate at the marine zoology department. My research foci are on the evolution of parasite-host interactions between Ovulidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and Octocorallia, and the evolutionary history of defense mechanisms used between ovulids and octocorals such as crypsis, mimicry and toxicity.
Research is primarily conducted in the Indo-Pacific area of which its reefs are considered to be one of the most species-rich ecosystems. Competition for food and space have influenced the evolution of defense mechanisms between species groups such as the ovulids and octocorals. With the help of molecular techniques and phylogenetic analyses we try to assess the diversity, plot the defense strategies onto cladograms to identify co-evolutionary lineages and to construct models to clarify the evolutionary pathways of the various defense mechanisms used.
For an overview of the Ovulidae species, click 
Other research projects:
1. Taxonomy and systematics of Octocorallia
2. DNA Barcoding of Octocorallia and Ovulidae
3. Pedicularia snails associated with hydrocorals e.g. Stylaster spp. and Distichopora spp.
Publications
van der Meij S.E.T. & Reijnen B.T., 2011. First observations of attempted nudibranch predation by sea anemones. Marine Biodiversity 42: 281-283.
Reijnen B.T., van der Meij S.E.T., van Ofwegen L.P., 2011. Fish, fans and hydroids: host species of pygmy seahorses. Zookeys 103: 1-26. or
Gittenberger A., Reijnen B.T., Hoeksema B.W., 2011. A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. Contributions to Zoology 80(2): 107-132. or
Hoeksema B.W., van der Land J., van der Meij S.E.T., van Ofwegen L.P., Reijnen B.T., van Soest R.W.M., de Voogd N.J., 2011. Unforeseen importance of historical collections as baselines to determine biotic change of coral reefs. Marine Ecology 32: 135-141. or
Reijnen B.T., Hoeksema, B.W., Gittenberger, E., 2010. Host specificity and phylogenetic relationships among Atlantic Ovulidae (Mollusca:Gastropoda). Contributions to Zoology 79(2): 69-78. or
Reijnen B.T., 2010. Camouflage hampering the taxonomy of Ovulidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the centre of marine biodiversity (Halmahera, Indonesia). Australian Shell News 137: 5-7.
Tol J., Reijnen B.T., Thomassen H., 2009. Phylogeny and biogeography of the Platystictidae (Odonata). Chapter 1 (3-70) in PhD-thesis, Phylogeny and biogeography of the Platystictidae (Odonata): 1-294 pp.
Gittenberger A., Reijnen B.T., Hoeksema, B.W., 2006. A molecular analysis of the evolutionary history of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) and its consequences for taxonomic classification. Chapter 3 (35-56) in PhD-thesis, The evolutionary history of parasitic gastropods and their coral hosts in the Indo-Pacific:1-249 pp., ISBN: 90-9021100-4.
Submitted
Philippart, C.J.M.,...,Reijnen B.T. et al. Large-scale patterns in the seasonal occurrence of larvae of oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and mussels (Mytilus edulis/galloprovincialis) in European coastal waters. (subm.)
Preparation
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & Reijnen B.T. Conchodytes spondylus sp. n., a new bivalve-associated pontoniine shrimp (Decapoda,Caridea, Palaemonidae) from Ternate, Indonesia. (in prep.)
Symposia
Reijnen B.T., 2009. Keeping up appearances: Evolution of camouflage by flamboyance in Ovulidae snails in relation to Octocorallia hosts. EDIT 2nd General Meeting - Young Taxonomist Symposium, Carvoeira, Portugal. Abstract book p. 6. (Presentation)
Becking L.E. & Reijnen B.T., 2007. Natural products at natural history museums in The Netherlands. 5th European conference on Marine Natural Products, Programme and Abstracts, p.157. (Poster)
Reijnen B.T. & Gittenberger E., 2007. Data on the ecology and phylogeny of Atlantic Ovulidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). 16th World Congress of Malacology, Abstract Book, p.178-179 (Poster)
Training
Chemical Methods in Marine Ecology, september 2007. Course directed by Dr. A. Fontana
Monday, May 21, 2012