Philippe Jouk

Research themes

Animal Husbandry
Biodiversity and Systematic Zoology
Taxonomy

Responsibilities

As a curator of Aquarium, Reptiles and Marine Mammals I manage a wide variety of animals at ZOO Antwerp & ZOO Planckendael, ranging from invertebrates (both aquatic and terrestrial) over amphibians, fishes and reptiles to the marine mammals.

Extra activities

Member of the Aquarium Committee of the European Union of Aquarium Curators
Chairman of the Belgian Scientific Committee of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Member of the Flemish Zoo Commission
Member of the Walloon Zoo Commission
Member of the Union des Conservateurs d'Aquariums

Research Interests

My primary focus is on the optimal husbandry and well-being of the animals under my care. Furthermore, I hold an interest in biodiversity and taxonomy mainly of the meiofaunal marine flatworms.

Brief Biography

I obtained a PhD in Zoology at Hasselt University in Belgium. I conducted research on the meiofauna of the Belgian coast, with a focus on the free-living marine flatworms (Platyhelminthes). I’m an honorary fellow at the Faculty of Sciences of Hasselt University, and member of the research group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology.

Key Publications

Gobert, S., Armonies, W., Diez, Y.L, Jouk, P., Monnens, M., Revis, N., Reygel, P., Smith, J., Van Steenkiste, N.W. L & Artois, T. (2022) Orostylis gen. nov., a new genus of Dalytyphloplanida with seven new species (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela). Zootaxa 5115(1):29-46. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.1.2

Diez, Y.L., Monnens, M., Aguirre, R.I., Yurduseven, R., Jouk, P., Van Steenkiste, N.W. L., Leander, B., Schockaert, E., Reygel, P., Smeets, K. & Artois, T. (2021) Taxonomy and phylogeny of Koinocystididae (Platyhelminthes, Kalyptorhynchia), with the description of three new genera and twelve new species. Zootaxa, 4948 (4), 451–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4948.4.1

Jouk, P., Revis, N. & Artois, T. (2019) Coelogynopora schockaerti n. sp. (Proseriata: Coelogynoporidae), a remnant of a platyhelminth coldwater fauna in the northwestern Mediterranean? Zootaxa 4686 (3): 409-418. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4686.3.6

Schockaert, E.R., Moons, P., Janssen, T., Tessens, B.S., Reygel, P., Revis, N., Jouk, P., Willems, W.R. & Artois, T. (2019) On the genus Typhlopolycystis Karling, 1956 (Platyhelminthes, Kalyptorhynchia, Polycystididae), with data on the five known species and the description of eleven new species. Zootaxa 4603(1):81-104. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.4

Leysen, H., Jouk., P., Brunain, M., Christiaens, J. & Adriaens, D. (2010). Cranial architecture of tube-snouted gasterosteiformes (Syngnathus rostellatus and Hippocampus capensis). Journal of Morphology, Vol. 271(3). p. 255-270. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1002/jmor.10795

Galbusera, P., Gillemot, S., Jouk, P., Teske, P.R., Hellemans, B., Volkaert, F.A.M.J. (2007). Isolation of microsatellite markers for the endangered Knysna seahorse Hippocampus capensis and their use in the detection of a genetic bottleneck.Molecular Ecology Notes Vol. 7(4). p. 638-640.

Leysen, H.; Jouk, P.; Adriaens, D. (2007). Patterns of cranial skeleton ontogeny in Syngnathidae: a comparison between Syngnathus rostellatus and Hippocampus capensis. Journal of Morphology Vol. 268(12): 1099-1099.

Jouk, P., Martens, E. & Schockaert, E. (2007) Cirrifera genitoductus sp.n. (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata, Coelogynoporidae) from the Belgian coast, with observations on its ultrastructure and its significance for the taxonomy of the Coelogynoporidae. Belgian Journal of Zoology, Vol. 137(2). p. 223-230.

Jouk, P. & Schockaert, E. (2002) Species composition and diversity of free-living Plathelminthes (Turbellaria) from sandy beaches at the Belgian coast. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Biologie, Vol. 72(suppl.). p. 35-41.

Jouk, P.E.H., Hummon, W.D., Hummon, M.R. & Roidou (1992). Marine Gastrotricha from the Belgian coast: Species list and distribution. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Biologie, Vol. 62: 87-90.

Jouk, P.E.H.; De Vocht, A.J.-P. (1989). Kalyptorhynchia (Plathelminthes Rhabdocoela) from the Kenyan Coast, with descriptions of four new species. Tropical Zoology.Vol. 2. p. 145-157.

Jouk, P.E.H.; Martens, P.M.; Schockaert, E.R. (1988). Horizontal distribution of the Plathelminthes in a sandy beach of the Belgian coast. Fortschritte der Zoologie/Progress in Zoology Vol. 36. p. 481-487.

Noldt, U.; Jouk, P.E.H. (1988). Cirrifera sopottehlersae, a new species of Coelogynoporidae (Plathelminthes, Proseriata) from marine sediments of the Belgian and German North Sea coast. Stygologia Vol. 4(3). p.242-248

Book Chapters

Schockaert, E.R.; Jouk, P.E.H.; Martens, P.M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. In: Wouters, K. et al. (Ed.) Invertebraten van België = Invertébrés de Belgique: Verhandelingen van het Symposium "Invertebraten van België" = Comptes rendus du Symposium "Invertébrés de Belgique" = Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium". Brussel, 25-26 november 1988. p. 19-25.

Martens, P.M.; Jouk, P.; Huys, R.; Herman, R. (1985). Short note on the relative abundance of the Turbellaria in the meiofauna of sandy habitats in the Southern Bight of the North Sea and on the Belgian beaches. In: Van Grieken, R. et al. (Ed.) Progress in Belgian Oceanographic Research: Proceedings of a symposium held at the Palace of Academies Brussels, 3-5 March 1985. p. 341-342.