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Freshwater bryozoans of Korea-observations on living colonies and three new records

  • Hyun Sook Chae (Department of Life Science, Woosuk University) ;
  • Hyun Jong Kil (National Migratory Birds Center, National Institute of Biological Resources) ;
  • Ho Jin Yang (Marine Bryozoans Resources Bank of Korea) ;
  • Ji Eun Seo (Department of Life Science, Woosuk University)
  • Received : 2023.10.11
  • Accepted : 2023.12.27
  • Published : 2024.02.28
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Abstract

We performed a taxonomic study on Korean freshwater bryozoans with the materials collected from 70 localities during 2014 to 2016. A total of 14 Korean freshwater bryozoans are reported through this study. Among them, three Plumatellids, Plumatella fungosa (Pallas, 1768), P. repens (Linnaeus, 1758), and P. reticulata Wood, 1988, are newly added to the Korean fauna. Three species were redescribed with only their statoblasts: Lophopodella carteri, Plumatella rugosa, and Stephanosella hina (Seo, 1998; 2005; Chae et al., 2016). Their colonies were found in Korea for the first time in this study. Since Fredericella sultana, Hyalinella punctata, and Plumatella casmiana were reported from Korea (Toriumi, 1941), neither statoblast nor colony has been found, but we observed them. Living colonies of six species were photographed in the field. Furthermore, the statoblasts of nine species, including three species new to the Korean fauna, were also documented using scanning electron microscopy.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR201501112; NIBR201601112). We thank Dr. Bum Sik Min for his helpful works on the sample collection.

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