LAWRENCE MANZANO LIAO

Last Updated :2024/12/02

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Associate Professor
E-mail
lliaohiroshima-u.ac.jp
Other Contact Details
1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
TEL : (+81) FAX : (+81)
Self-introduction
My research interests include the taxonomy and systematics of algae, in particular seaweed taxonomy of tropical regions such as Southeast Asia. I am interested in regional capacity building of taxonomic and biodiversity research, the promotion of natural history museums and the training of technical manpower.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2008/10/01, 2016/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Associate Professor (Special Appointment)
  • 2016/04/01, 2019/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Associate Professor
  • 2019/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Associate Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • University of San Carlos, Department of Biology, Marine biology, Philippines, 1976/06, 1980/03
  • University of the Philippines Diliman, Marine Science Institute, Marine biology, Philippines, 1981/06, 1987/10
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Biology, Phycology, USA, 1989/09, 1995/05

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D. (Biology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Master of Science (Marine Biology), University of the Philippines

Research Keywords

  • algae, freshwater Rhodophyta, museum studies, phycology, phytogeography, seaweeds

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines
  • International Phycological Society
  • Japanese Society of Phycology

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Human and Ecological Systems in Transition
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Applied Biological Science I
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Laboratory Work in Hydrospheric BiologyIII
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Hydrospheric Environmental ScienceII
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis I
  6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Graduation Thesis II
  7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis III
  8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Overseas Exercise of Applied Biological Science I
  9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, (AIMS) Global Environmental Issues and Managements
  10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Global Environmental Issues and Managements
  11. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, English Presentation Methods in Science and Technology
  12. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Sustainable Marine Environment
  13. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Interdisciplinary Seminar A
  14. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Interdisciplinary Seminar B
  15. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Sustainable Marine Environment

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Marine benthic algal composition after 45 years in an urbanized bay, Cebu, Philippines, Philippine Journal of Science, 151, 157-166, 202206
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  2. ★, A morphological study and taxonomic reassessment of the generitype species in the Gracilariaceae., Journal of Phycology, 39, 1207-1232, 200311
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  3. ★, Systematics of Gracilariopsis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) based on rbcL sequence analysis and morphological evidence., Journal of Phycology, 39, 154-171, 200303
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  4. General view point, perception and acceptance of organic food products among urban consumers in the Thai marketplace., Sustainable food security in the era of local and global environmental change, 187-202, 2013
  5. Green tide-causing species in northern Mindanao, Philippines: Taxonomic profiling and morphological descriptions., Tropical Natural History, 16, 97-106, 201606
  6. Reclaiming the past in understanding the present: Documenting environmental change in coastal ecosystems using seaweed herbarium specimens., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Interaction of Human, Culture and Nature Explored with University Museum Collections., 73-76, 201611
  7. Species composition and distribution of marine macro algae at Co To and Thinh Lan archipelago., Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 20, 267-276, 202008
  8. Preparation of algal herbarium specimens, Methods in Microalgal Studies, 95-102, 2020
  9. Has Halophila beccarii Ascherson (Alismatales, Hydrocharitaceae) been locally extirpated in the Philippines?, Tropical Natural History, 20, 104-110, 202005
  10. Taxonomy of the Gracilariaceae (Rhodophyta) from western Macajalar Bay, Philippines., Philippine Journal of Science, 150, 165-171, 202008
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  11. Marine benthic algae of the Eastern Samar islands of Homonhon, Sulu-an, and Manicani, Philippines, Philippine Journal of Science, 151, 223-236, 202209
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  12. Marine algae of the eastern Caraga region, Philippines, II. An annotated list of the green algae (Ulvophyceae)., Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 16, 1-10, 20220630
  13. ★, New record of Gracilaria phuquocensis (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Philippines., PhytoKeys, 241, 169-176, 202405
  14. Species composition, diversity, and distribution of marine amcroalgae around Mapun Island, Tawi-Tawi, the Philippines., Proceedings International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Science, 14, 28-46, 202401
  15. Nucleotide composition of the rbcL gene sequence of cultivated Kappaphycus alvarezii in East Java - Indonesia., Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA, 9, 9487-9493, 202312
  16. ★, Lithophyllum nagaokaense sp. nov. (Corallinales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta): A new rhodolith-forming non-geniculate coralline alga from Japan., Phycological Research, 72(3), 202404
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  17. Systematic revision of the Grateloupia complex (Rhodophyta) from Vietnam using rbcL and LSU sequences, with the description of Phyllymenia nhatrangensis sp. nov., PHYCOLOGIA, 62(5), 436-444, 20230903
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  18. Docking Studies and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Potential Inhibitors from the Brown Seaweed Sargassum polycystum (Phaeophyceae) against PLpro of SARS-CoV-2, BIOTECH, 12(2), 202306
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  19. DICTYOTA ADNATA ZANARDINI (PHAEOPHYCEAE) - A NEW RECORD FROM THE SUNDARBANS MANGROVE FORESTS, BANGLADESH, BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 49(2), 407-412, 202006
  20. Unveiling new perspective of phylogeography, genetic diversity, and population dynamics of Southeast Asian and Pacific chickens, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1), 20220826
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  21. The Diversity of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Cultivars in the Philippines, REVIEWS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE & AQUACULTURE, 31(1), 47-65, 20230102
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  22. Seaweed ethnobotany of eastern Sorsogon, Philippines, ALGAE, 37(3), 227-237, 202209
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  23. Taxonomy and species diversity of Padina (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the Indo-Pacific with the description of two new species, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 57(1), 20220102
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  24. Throughfall and stemflow chemical dynamics of Satoyama, a traditional secondary forest system under threat in Japan, JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH, 33(3), 813-826, 202206
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  25. Marine algae of the Sulu Sea Islands, Philippines II: annotated list of the brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) from the Cuyo Islands, PHYTOTAXA, 152(1), 1-17, 20131211
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  26. An early 18th century account of marine algae from the Philippines., Philippine Journal of Science, 113-117, 2013
  27. Redefining the role of natural history collections and museums in an era of global climate change., Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, 53-62, 2013
  28. Moderate thermal stress causes active and immediate expulsion of photosynthetically damaged zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium) from corals, PLOS ONE, 9(12), 20141210
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  29. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE GENUS HYPNEA (GIGARTINALES, RHODOPHYTA), WITH A DESCRIPTION OF H-CAESPITOSA SP NOV., JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 46(2), 336-345, 2010
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  30. Conspecificity of two morphologically distinct calcified red algae from the northwest Pacific Ocean: Galaxaura pacifica and G. filamentosa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta), BOTANICAL STUDIES, 54, 2013
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  31. Phylogeny of Betaphycus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) as inferred from COI sequences and morphological observations on B-philippinensis, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, 26(1), 587-595, 2014
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  32. Chlorophycean parasite on a marine fish, Sillago japonica (Japanese sillago), PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 62(6), 586-589, 2013
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  33. Foliose Halymenia species (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Southeast Asia, including a new species, Halymenia malaysiana sp nov., BOTANICA MARINA, 58(3), 203-217, 2015
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  34. Macrobenthic algae of the southern coasts of Catanduanes Island, Philippines: Historical account and critical review of records., Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 9(1), 95-108, 2015
  35. Enhancement of Marine Phytoplankton Growth by Steel-making Slag as a Promising Component for the Development of Algal Biofuels, ISIJ INTERNATIONAL, 56(4), 708-713, 2016
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  36. Succession of seawall algal communities on artificial substrates, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 32(32), 1-10, 20160506
  37. A simple and rapid determination method for zooxanthellal genetic diversity in giant clams using multiplex PCR, FISHERIES SCIENCE, 82(5), 747-753, 2016
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  38. Marine algae of the Sulu Sea islands, Philippines III. Taxonomic account of the Gracilariaceae (Rhodophyta) from the Cuyo Islands, PALAWAN SCIENTIST, 10, 1-16, 201807
  39. A genetic diversity assessment of Halymenia malaysiana (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Malaysia and the Philippines based on COI-5P and rbcL sequences, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, 30(6), 3445-3454, 201812
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  40. First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh, DIVERSITY-BASEL, 11(6), 201906
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  41. Caulerpa falcifolia Harvey and Bailey (Chlorophyta) from Sibutu Island, Tawi-Tawi, a new record for the marine algal flora of the Philippines., Tropical Natural History, 19, 1-7, 20190201
  42. New record of Grateloupia taiwanensis SM Lin et HY Liang in Vietnam: Evidence of morphological observation and rbcL sequence analysis., Biodiversitas, 20, 688-695, 20190630
  43. New record of the red alga, Endosiphonia horrida, in Singapore., Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2019(51), 89-90, 20190831
  44. Participation of female farmers groups in kai algal processing and production in northern Thailand., Human and Environmental Security in the Era of Global Risks: Perspectives from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands., 265-274, 20190201
  45. Allelopathic effects of macroalgae on Pocillopora acuta coral larvae, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 151, 201910
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  46. Satellite image analysis reveals changes in seagrass beds at Van Phong Bay, Vietnam during the last 30 years, AQUATIC LIVING RESOURCES, 33, 20200505
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  47. Effects of water temperature, light and nitrate on the growth of sporelings of the non-geniculate coralline alga Lithophyllum okamurae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, 32(3), 1923-1931, 202006
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  48. The Ulvophyceae (Chlorophyta) of eastern Sorsogon, Philippines, including Halimeda magnicuneata sp. nov. (Bryopsidales), BOTANICA MARINA, 63(5), 439-453, 202010
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  49. Sterol and fatty acid profiles of three macroalgal species collected from the Chabahar coasts, southeastern Iran, AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL, 29(1), 155-165, 202102
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  50. Visia cylindrocellularis: A new record of freshwater red algae (Rhodophyta) in Singapore and extension of its geographical distribution range, NOVA HEDWIGIA, 112(3-4), 323-333, 202105
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  51. Marine algae of the eastern Caraga region, Philippines. I. Historical survey and an annotated list of the brown algae (Phaeophyceae)., Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 15, 31-37, 20210401
  52. Potential bioactive compounds as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors from extracts of the marine red alga Halymenia durvillei (Rhodophyta) - A computational study, ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 14(11), 202111
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  53. Analysis of rDNA reveals a high genetic diversity of Halophila major in the Wallacea region, PLOS ONE, 16(10), 2021
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  54. Origin and Demographic History of Philippine Pigs Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA, FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 12, 20220125
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Engaging the youth towards greater awareness of regional marine biodiversity, Young Marine Scientist's Symposium, 2018/05, With Invitation, English, Singapore Institute of Biology, Singapore
  2. Bridging gaps between Philippine natural history players and among stakeholders, Culture+Learning, Art+Design, Environment+Science Summit CLADES, 2017/09, With Invitation, English, Museum of Natural History, SEAMEO-SEARCA, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines
  3. Declining population of Japan and its impact on agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 2018/08, With Invitation, English, Department of Animal Science, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Philippines
  4. Herbarium specimens can provide clues for recent environmental change, Department of Biology Systematics Bio 155.01, 2020/10, With Invitation, English, Department of Biology, Ateneo de Manila University, webinar
  5. Marine biology: Its possibilities and relevance in these uncertain times, Filipino Biologist: In Pursuit of the Future, 2020/11, With Invitation, English, Cebu Association of Biology Students, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
  6. Marine algae research, International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation, 2020/11, With Invitation, English, University of Pattimura, Ambon, Indonesia
  7. Research essentials: Scientific literature hunting, English as medium, and current status of scientific research in the Philippines, PAREF Southcrest School, 2021/03, With Invitation, English, PAREF Southcrest School, Cebu City, Philippines
  8. Ethical issues challenging academic research, Department of Computer, Information Sciences and Mathematics, 2021/10, With Invitation, English, Department of Computer, Information Sciences and Mathematics, University of San Carlos Cebu Coty Philippines
  9. Research ethics and challenges facing science and technology, webinar, 2021/05, With Invitation, English, Capiz State University, Roxas City, Philippines
  10. Seaweed herbarium specimens as indicators of marine environmental change, Department of Biology, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, 2021/05, With Invitation, English, Department of Biology Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
  11. Old dogs can learn new tricks: Museum specimens as indicators of marine environmental change, 10th Annual Conference on Environmental Science, 2022/03, With Invitation, English, Philippine Environmental Science Association, University of the Philippines Tacloban
  12. Dead men tell no tales but dead plants do: Herbarium specimens provide clues about recent environmental changes, 2018/04/27, With Invitation, English, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Herbarium specimens deposited in museums around the world have traditionally been used to support taxonomic studies. Lately, new uses have been identified on top of their traditional roles. Some histological and chemical features therein have been used to describe and relate with changing environmental conditions, providing proxy data potentially useful for studies in climate and environmental change. In this presentation, examples from flowering plants and marine algae showing variability in phenology and morphological characteristics including their presence or absence have been used for mapping general community changes through time and space, biogeographical shifts, invasion history, urbanization and other anthropogenic impacts, affording a record of the recent past even if sketchy and perhaps, a peek into the future.

Awards

  1. 2016/11/05, Excellent Educator Award, Hiroshima University
  2. 2005/08/15, Most Outstanding Alumnus in Marine Science, University of San Carlos Alumni Association

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. 4th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium, Member, Local organizing committee, 2013/06, 2013/06
  2. 15th International Conference on Copepoda, Member, Local Organizing Committee

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. Paleontological Research, Others, manuscript reviewer, 1
  2. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Others, manuscript reviewer, 1
  3. European Journal of Taxonomy, Others, manuscript reviewer, 1
  4. Cryptogamie Algologie, Others, manuscript reviewer, 1
  5. Australian Systematic Botany, Others, manuscript reviewer, 1
  6. Phytotaxa, Others, manuscript reviewer, 2
  7. Phycological Research, Others
  8. Phytotaxa, Others
  9. The Philippine Scientist, Chief editor
  10. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, Editor
  11. Philippine Journal of Science, Others, Reviewer, 3
  12. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, Chief editor
  13. Journal of Applied Phycology, Others, reviewer, 2
  14. 2019, Botanica Marina, Others, reviewer, 2