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A report of three newly recorded benthic foraminiferal species from Korea

  • Somin Lee (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) ;
  • Fabrizio Frontalini (Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Urbino University) ;
  • Wonchoel Lee (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2022.10.18
  • Accepted : 2022.11.28
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

Foraminifera are unicellular eukaryotes widely distributed in marine and transitional marine environments. They play important roles in marine food webs and geochemical cycles and have physiological properties like the formation of calcareous tests and nitrogen respiration. Research on species diversity, distribution and endemism are essential in biogeography and biodiversity conservation. Here, we report three unrecorded species of foraminifera (Hemirotalia foraminulosa, Planispirillina denticulogranulata and Oolina brevisolenia) collected from Jeju Island and the South Sea (Korea). Planispirillina denticulogranulata is the second Planispirillina species recorded in Korea, which can be distinguished from congeners by its tubercles on the ventral side and grooves on the spiral suture. Hemirotalia foraminulosa is differentiated from the only congener H. calvifacta by multiple-scattered pits on the umbilicus, and it is the first report of Hemirotalia from Korean water. Oolina brevisolenia has specific bifurcating costae that characterize it from other congeners. This study contributes to documentation of the foraminiferal biodiversity in Korea, moreover, provides an essential basis for the expanded studies on modern foraminifera.

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Acknowledgement

We deeply appreciate Justin Parker, for giving helpful comment on morphological species identification of Planispirillina species, and particular thanks to the colleagues who have helped with the sampling onboard and via SCUBA. This study was supported by National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (2022M01100), by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR202231206), by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, grant number 2021R1I1A2043807, and by the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), grant number PE22900.

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