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http://dx.doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2020.36.3.051

First Record of the Genus and Species, Thetys vagina (Thaliacea: Salpida: Salpidae) in Korea

Seo, Su Yuan (Natural History Museum, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Sun Woo (Marine Ecosystem Management Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation)
Won, Jung Hye (Marine Bioresources Center, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)

Publication Information

Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity / v.36, no.3, 2020 , pp. 236-239 More about this Journal

Abstract

Pelagic tunicate, Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802, is newly reported from Korean waters. The genus Thetys Tilesius, 1802 is also first recorded as Korean fauna. Thetys vagina is the only valid species in the genus Thetys. It is distinct from other genera by having at least 16 body muscles widely interrupted, no anterior proboscis, bent alimentary canal in the solitary oozooid, and five narrow body muscles, no ventral peduncle, an almost compact loop alimentary canal in the aggregate blastozooids. The specimens of T. vagina examined in this study were collected at the subtidal zone of Ulleung-do Island by scuba diving. In this paper, the detailed descriptions and photographs of both the solitary and aggregate living forms of T. vagina are provided.

Keywords

taxonomy; pelagic; tunicate; Thalia; Korean fauna;

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