Simultaneous Observation of Shell Growth and pH Distribution at Calcification Sites in Juvenile Akoya Pearl Oysters

Yue Horikawa

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[E] Oral

B (Biogeosciences ) » B-PT Paleontology

[B-PT03] Biomineralization, Geochemistry, and Environmental Studies

Wed. May 27, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Exhibition Hall Special Setting (5) (Exhibition Hall 7&8, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Hirose Kotaro(Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo), Toyofuku Takashi(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)), Heinz Petra(University of Vienna, Department of Palaeontology), de Nooijer Jan Lennart(Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

[BPT03-03] Simultaneous Observation of Shell Growth and pH Distribution at Calcification Sites in Juvenile Akoya Pearl Oysters

*Yue Horikawa¹, Satsuki Nagao¹, Takashi Toyofuku², Yukiko Nagai², Takashi Atsumi³, Kozuka Hisanori⁴, Michiyo Kawabata⁴, Toru Miura⁴, Ko Yasumoto⁵, Yugo Kato¹, Michio Suzuki¹ (1. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 2. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC X-star), 3. Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute, 4. Misaki Marine Biological Station, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 5. Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences)

Keywords:pH imaging, Akoya Pearl Oysters, Carbonate biology, Biomineralization