1. College of Education, Yokohama National University
2. Rishiri Town Museum
3. Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
4. Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
5. JAMSTEC, Research Institute for Global Change, Deep-Sea Biodiversity Research Group
6. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum
7. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University