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Research Interest: Biosystematics, Molecular
Phylogenetics and Population Genetics
Post Doctoral:
Marine Biology, specialization in
Molecular Phylogenetics and
Population Genetics (2015-
2017) Ocean University of
China, China
Ph.D:
Aquatic Biology,
specialization in Aquatic
Systematics and Evolution (2012-2015)
Ocean University of China, China
M.Sc.:
Zoology,
specialization in Biosystematics
(2002-2005)
Razi University, Iran
B.Sc.:
Biology, specialization in Zoology
(1997-2002) Ferdowsi
University of Mashhad, Iran
Email: asem [dot]
alireza [at] gmail [dot] com
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Publications
(Full
Texts are available in my Research Gate accent)
-Shen Ch-Y., Liu Ch., Wu X.,
Yao L., Meng X., Xia L., Wang P-Zh., Li W., Eimanifar
A.and Asem A. (2021) First record of the invasive
American Artemia franciscana Kellogg, 1906
(Branchiopoda, Anostraca) at the South China Sea coast
of China. Crustaceana 94: 647-650.
-Asem
A., Disastrous R., Eimanifar A, Lu H., Liu Ch, Wu X.,
Yao L., Meng X, Li W. and Wang P-Zh. (2021) Impact of
Colonization of an Invasive Species on Genetic
Differentiation in New Environments: A Study on American
Artemia franciscana (Crustacea: Anostraca) in the
United Arab Emirates. Journal of Ocean University of
China (Accepted)
-Asem A., Eimanifar A.,
Li W., Shen C.-Y., Shikhsarmast F.M., Dan Y.-T., Lu
H., Zhou Y., Chen Y., Wang
P.-Z. and M. Wink (2021) Reanalysis
and Revision of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of
Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 (Crustacea:Anostraca).
Diversity, 13:
14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010014.
-Lu H.,
Asem A., Li W., Che W. and Wang P-Zh (2021) Influence of
temperature changes on symbiotic Symbiodiniaceae
and bacterial communities’ structure: an experimental
study on soft coral Sarcophyton trocheliophorum (Anthozoa:
Alcyoniidae). Journal Of Tropical Ecology (Accepted)
-Lu
H., Asem A., Han
Y., Li M., Li W.
and Wang P-Zh. (2021) Diversity and Abundance
of Symbiodiniaceae and Bacteria in Corals
Sarcophyton trocheliophorum and Euphyllia ancora
Under Thermal Stimulation.
Journal of Genetic Resources 7: 1-14.
-Lu H., Asem A., Wang L.,
Li W. and Wang P-Zh. (2021) Comparison of
Symbiotic Bacterial Community of Soft Corals
Sarcophyton and Sinularia of the Hainan
Province, (South China Sea, China). Genetics of Aquatic
Organisms 5: 19-28.
-Eimanifar A. , Asem A., Wang P-Zh., Li W.and Wink M.
(2020) Using ISSR Genomic Fingerprinting to Study the
Genetic Dierentiation of Artemia Leach, 1819
(Crustacea: Anostraca) from Iran and Neighbor Regions
with the Focus on the Invasive American Artemia
franciscana. Diversity 12, 132;
doi:10.3390/d12040132
-Asem A., Eimanifar
A., Rastegar-Pouyani
N., Hontoria F., De Vos
S., Van Stappen G. and
Sun S.C (2020) An overview
on the nomenclatural and phylogenetic problems of native
Asian brine shrimps of the genus Artemia Leach,
1819 (Crustacea: Anostraca). Zookeys,
902: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.902.34593.
-Eimanifar A., Pieplow J.T., Asem A. and Ellis J.D. (2020) Genetic diversity and population structure of two
subspecies of western honey bees (Apis mellifera
L.) in the Republic of South Africa as revealed by
microsatellite genotyping. PeerJ 8:e8280 DOI
10.7717/peerj.8280.
-Asem
A., Eimanifar A., Van Stappen G. and Sun S.C. (2019)
The impact of one-decade ecological disturbance on
genetic changes: a study on the brine shrimp Artemia
urmiana from Urmia Lake, Iran. PeerJ
7:e7190 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7190.
-Asem A.,
Li W., Wang P., Eimanifar A., Shen
Ch.-Y., De Vos
S. and Van
Stappen G. (2019)
The complete mitochondrial genome of Artemia sinica
Cai, 1989 (Crustacea: Anostraca) using next-generation
sequencing. Mitochondrial DNA
Part B: Resources, 4: 746–747.
-Saji A., Eimanifar
A., Soorae P.S., Al Dhaheri Sh., Li W., Wang P-Zh. and
Asem A. (2019)
Phylogenetic analysis of exotic invasive species of
Brine Shrimp Artemia Leach, 1819 (Branchiopoda,
Anostraca) in Al Wathba Wetland Reserve (UAE; Abu
Dhabi). Crustaceana, 92 (4) 495-503.
-Saleem Chang M., Asem A.
and Sun S.C.
(2019)
Morphological abnormality in Artemia Leach, 1819
(Crustacea: Anostraca): a specimen with three compound
eyes. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 71
(1): 143-144.
-Wang Z.C., Asem A., Okazaki R., and Sun S.C.
(2019)
The critical stage for inducing
oviparity and embryonic diapause in parthenogenetic
Artemia (Crustacea: Anostraca): an experimental study.
Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 37
(5): 1669-1677.
-Wang Z.C., Wu J. and Asem A. (2019)
Combined effect of salinity and
ferric citrate on the
biometric characterization of Artemia
cysts under
laboratory
condition. Turkish Journal
of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 19 (5): 447-450.
-Wang Z.C.,
Wu J. and Asem
A. (2019) Occurrence of a
tumour-like abnormality in the telson skeleton of the
brine shrimp Artemia (Branchiopoda, Anostraca).
Crustaceana, 92: 247-251.
-Shen
Ch-Y., Dan Y-T., Asem A., Wang P-Zh., Xue W., Tong X-B.,
Li W. (2019) The complete mitochondrial genome of
soft coral Sarcophyton trocheliophorum (Cnidaria:
Anthozoa) using next-generation sequencing.
Mitochondrial DNA
Part B: Resources, 4: 3734–3735.
-Chen Y., Dan Y-T., Lu H.,
Wang P.-Zh., Asem A. and Li W.
(2019) The
complete mitochondrial genome of Sinularia maxima
Verseveldt, 1971 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) using
next-generation sequencing.
Mitochondrial DNA
Part B: Resources, 4: 3425–3426.
-Asem A.,
Lu H.,
Wang
P-Zh. and Li W. (2019)
The complete mitochondrial genome of Sinularia ceramensis
Verseveldt, 1977 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) using
next-generation sequencing. Mitochondrial DNA
Part B: Resources, 4: 815–816.
-Asem A., Eimanifar
A., Li W., Wang
P., Brooks S.A., and
Wink M. (2018)
Phylogeography and population genetic structure of an
exotic invasive brine shrimp Artemia Leach, 1819
(Crustacea: Anostraca) in Australia.
Australian Journal of Zoology, 66, 307–316.
-Asem A., Wang P. and Sun
S.C. (2018) Comparative phylogenetic perspectives on the
evolutionary relationships in the brine shrimp Artemia
Leach, 1819 (Crustacea: Anostraca) based on secondary
structure of ITS1 gene. Journal of
Genetic Resources, 4: 72-84.
-Asem A., Xu Y.-Sh., Wang
P-Zh. and Li W. (2018) The complete mitochondrial genome of
the pallid seahorse Solegnathus hardwickii
(Actinopterygii; Syngnathiformes; Syngnathidae) obtained
using next-generation sequencing. Mitochondrial DNA Part
B: Resources, 3: 925-926.
-Asem
A., Wang
P-Zh and Li W. (2018) The complete mitochondrial
genome of the Asian river pipefish Doryichthys boaja
(Actinopterygii; Syngnathiformes; Syngnathidae) obtained
using next-generation sequencing. Mitochondrial DNA Part
B: Resources, 3: 776-777.
-Wang Z.C., Asem A. and Sun S.C. (2017) Coupled effects of
photoperiod, temperature and salinity on diapause
induction of the parthenogenetic Artemia (Crustacea:
Anostraca) from Barkol Lake, China.
North-Western Journal of Zoology, 13: 12-17.
-Saleem
Chang M., Asem A. and Sun S.C. (2017) The incidence of
rare males in seven parthenogenetic Artemia (Crustacea:
Anostraca) populations. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41:
138-143.
-Asem
A., Eimanifar A. and Sun S.C. (2016) Genetic variation and
evolutionary origins of parthenogenetic Artemia (Crustacea:
Anostraca) with different ploidies. Zoologica Scripta,
45: 421-436.
-Asem
A., Eimanifar A. and Mohammad Golizad M.R. (2016
) Urmia Lake with the names of Shaha-va-Tele and
Shah-Tele.
International Journal of Aquatic Science, 7: 56-57.
-Eimanifar A., Asem A., Djamali M., and Wink M.
(2016) A note
on the biogeographical origin of the brine shrimp
Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 from Urmia Lake, Iran.
Zootaxa, 4097 (2): 294-300.
-Asem A. and Sun S.C. (2016)
Morphological
differentiation of seven parthenogenetic Artemia
(Crustacea: Branchiopoda) populations from China, with
special emphasis on ploidy degrees.
Microscopy Research and Technique,
79:258-266.
-Asem
A., Eimanifar A. and Wink M. (2016) Update of "Biodiversity of
the Hypersaline Urmia Lake National Park (NW Iran)".
Diversity, 8: 6, doi:10.3390/d8010006
-Asem A. and Eimanifar
A. (2016) Updating historical record on brine shrimp
Artemia (Crustacea: Anostraca) from Urmia Lake
(Iran) in the first half of the10th century AD.
International Journal of Aquatic Science, 7: 3-5.
-Nekuie
Fard A.; Afsharnasab M.; Seidgar M.; Kakoolaki S.;
Azadikhah D.; Asem A. (2015) Protozoan epibionts on
Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) from Aras
Reservoir, Northwest Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries
Sciences, 14(2) 308-320.
-Asem A. and Sun S.C. (2014) SEM
study of diversity in the cyst surface topography of
nine parthenogenetic Artemia populations from
China, Microscopy Research and Technique,
77:1005–1014.
-Asem A. and Sun S.C. (2014) Biometric characterization
of Chinese parthenogenetic Artemia (Crustacea:
Anostraca) cysts, focusing on its relationship with
ploidy and habitat altitude, North-Western Journal of
Zoology, 10 (1): 149-157.
-Asem
A., Eimanifar A., Djamal M., De los Rios P. and Wink M.
(2014) Biodiversity of the Hypersaline Urmia Lake
National Park (NW Iran), Diversity, 6: 102-132.
-Asem
A. and Mahmoudi A. (2013) One and a half centuries of
physicochemical data of Urmia Lake, Iran: 1852-2008.
International Journal of Science and Knowledge, 2 (1):
57-72.
-Asem
A. and Sun S.C. (2013) A new gynandromorphic
morphological pattern in Artemia Leach, 1819 (Crustacea:
Anostraca), Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki, 20: 382-386.
-Bhattacharjee D., Asem A.,
Eimanifar A., Castro MJ.,
Castro MG. and Orozco D.I.
(2013) Effect of inorganic mercury concentration on
biometric, survival and LC50 of Artemia franciscana
Kellogg, 1906 (Crustacea:Anostraca), e-bios, 1 (3): 6-11.
-Asem
A. and Mahmoudi A. (2013) Weight-Frequency
Percentage (%WF) of ionic composition of Urmia Lake in
last 156-year (1852-2008), Sustainability, Agri, Food
and Environmental Research, 1 (1): 46-51.
-Fathi M. and Asem
A. (2013) Investigating the impact of NaCl salinity on
growth, β-carotene, and chlorophyll a in the content
life of halophytes of algae Chlorella sp., AACL Bioflux,
6 (3): 241-245.
-Mohebbi
F,. Mohsenpour Azari A.
and Asem A.
(2012) Phytoplankton population and its indices in Aras
dam reservoir, Iranian Journal of Biology, 25 (2):
316-328.
-Asem A, and Rogers DC. (2012) Clarification of
the publication date for Artemia urmiana Günther
(Crustacea: Anostraca): 1890, 1899 or 1900?,
International Journal of Artemia Biology, 2(2);
3-6.
-Asem A., Mohebbi F.
and Ahmadi R. (2012) Drought in Urmia Lake, the
largest natural habitat of brine shrimp Artemia,
World aquaculture, 43
(1);
36-38.
-Mohebbi
F., Mohsenpour Azari A.,
Heidari M. and Asem
A. (2012) Cyanobacterium
Microcystis aeruginosa bloom in Aras dam reservoir
of Iran: a case study, International Journal of
Environmental Research,
6 (1):
309-312.
-Asem A.
(2011) New concepts for hatching quality and
evaluation of brine shrimp Artemia (Crustacea:
Anostraca) cyst, World aquaculture, 42 (1); 11-13,58.
-Abdollahzadeh, N., Zare, S., Manaffar, R., and Asem, A.
(2011) Effect of two different salinities on growth,
survival percentage and diameter of cyst in 5
populations of Artemia urmiana from different
parts of Lake Urmia., Journal of Biotechnology-Tarbiat
Modares University 2: 55-66.
-Mohsenpour Azari
A.
Mohebbi F. and Asem A.
(2011) Seasonal changes in phytoplankton
community structure in relation to physico-chemical
factors in Bukan-dam reservoir (northwest Iran), Turkish
Journal of Botany, 35, 77-84.
-Asem A
Rastegar-Pouyani
N. and
De los Rios P.
(2010)
The
genus Artemia Leach,
1819 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): true and false
taxonomical descriptions,
Latin American
Journal of Aquatic Research, 38 (3): 501-506.
-Asem A., Rastegar-Pouyani N.,
De Los Rios P., Manaffar R.
and Mohebbi F. (2010)
Biometrical comparison of Artemia urmiana
Günther, 1899 (Crustacea: Anostraca) cysts between rainy
and drought years (1994-2003/4) from Urmia Lake, Iran,
International Journal of Biological and Life Sciences, 6
(2): 100-106.
-Djamali
M., Ponel P.,
Delille T.,
Thiéry A., Asem A.,
Andrieu-Ponel V., Beaulieu J.,
Lahijani H., Shah-Hosseini M.,
Amini A. and Stevens L. (2010)
A 200,000-year record of Artemia (Crustacea:
Anostraca) remains in Lake Urmia, NW Iran, Int. J. Aqu.
Sci, 1 (1):
14-18.
-Asem A.
and
Rastegar-Pouyani
N. (2010)
Different salinities effect on biometry of nauplii and
meta-nauplii of two Artemia (Crustacea;
Anostraca) populations from Urmia Lake basin, Int. J.
Aqu. Sci, 1 (1):
10-13.
-Asem A., Atashbar B.,
Rastegar-Pouyani
N. and Agh N.
(2010) Morphological and biometric
characterisation of rare male and sexual dimorphism in
parthenogenetic Artemia
(Crustacea: Anostraca),
Zoology in the Middle East,
49: 115-117.
-Mohsenpour Azari A., Asem A.,
Motallebi A., Mohebbi F.
and Shiri S. (2009)
Length-weight frequency and
sex ratio of Crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus, in
Aras Reservoir, West Azerbaijan; Iran, Iranian
Scientific Fisheries Journal, 18(3): 139-148.
-Asem A.,
Atashbar
B.,
Rastegar-Pouyani
N.
and Agh N.
(2009) Biometric comparison of two parthenogenetic
populations of Artemia Leach, 1819 from the Urmia
Lake basin, Iran (Anostraca: Artemiidae), Zoology in the
Middle East, 47: 117-120.
-De los
Rios P. and
Asem A. (2008)
Diameter comparison of frontal knobs in Artemia
urmiana Günther,
1899 (Crustacea, Anostraca): Possible similarities with
New World populations,
Crustaceana, 81(11): 1281-1288.
-Asem A. (2008) Historical
record on brine shrimp
Artemia more than one thousand years ago from Urmia
Lake, Iran, Journal of Biological
Research, 9: 113-114.
-Asem A.
and Rastegar-Pouyani N.
(2008) Morphological differentiation of
Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 (Crustacea: Anostraca)
in different geographical stations from the Urmia
Lake-Iran, Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 3
(2): 222-228.
-Asem A. and Rastegar-Pouyani N.
(2007) Sexual dimorphism in Artemia urmiana
Günther, 1899 (Anostraca: Artemiidae) from the Urmia
Lake (West Azerbaijan, Iran),
Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 6 (12):
1409-1415.
-Asem A.,
Rastegar-Pouyani N. and Agh N.
(2007) Biometrical study of Artemia urmiana
(Anostraca: Artemiidae) cysts harvested from Lake Urmia
(West Azerbaijan, Iran),
Turkish
Journal of Zoology, 31: 171-180.
