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Spatial Characteristic in Food Sources for Benthic Invertebrates in an Estuary Tidal flat: Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analyses (안정동위원소 비를 이용한 하구 갯벌에 있어서 저서 무척추 동물의 유기물 기원의 공간적 특성)

  • Shin, Woo-Seok;Lee, Yong-Doo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.53-59
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    • 2010
  • The spatial variability in the food chain structure of an estuarine environment(Nanakita estuarine, Japan) was investigated using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope. Potential organic matter sources(TP:Terrstrial Plant, MPOM:Marine particulate organic matter, BMA:Benthic microalgae, EPOM:Estuarine particulate organic matter), sedimentary organic matter and benthic invertebrates(Nuttallia olivacea and Nereidae) were sampled at four locations with different tidal flat types(e.g. sanddy, sanddy-muddy and muddy). The main objective of the present study was to determine food sources of Nuttallia olivacea and Nereidae along with small-scale spatial variability within the community of benthic invertebrates. TP(${\delta}^{13}C=-26.6{\pm}0.76$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=2.7{\pm}0.31$) and EPOM(${\delta}^{13}C=-25.5{\pm}0.13$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=5.2{\pm}0.46$) were isotopically distinct from BMA(${\delta}^{13}C=-16.3$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=6.2$) and MPOM(${\delta}^{13}C=-19.6{\pm}0.08$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=8.9{\pm}1.70$). ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of sedimentary organic matter showed a distinct gradient in the range of -27.4 to -22.8‰ with a declining trend from the upstream to the downstream stations. The stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of benthic invertebrates in the study site was -22.8 to -18.4‰ for ${\delta}^{16}C$ and 8.1 to 11.9‰ or ${\delta}^{15}N$, respectively. Mixing model(Isosource) calculations based on stable isotope measurements showed that benthic invertebrates of Nuttallia olivacea and Nereidae were found to be dominated by MPOM and BMA in stations. Whereas, TP and EPOM showed little influence to benthic invertebrates. The current result suggests that the different contribution for benthic invertebrates should be affected by both seasonal variation and physical factor among stations.

The role of insulin/IGF-1 signaling in the longevity of model invertebrates, C. elegans and D. melanogaster

  • Altintas, Ozlem;Park, Sangsoon;Lee, Seung-Jae V.
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.81-92
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    • 2016
  • Insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 signaling (IIS) pathway regulates aging in many organisms, ranging from simple invertebrates to mammals, including humans. Many seminal discoveries regarding the roles of IIS in aging and longevity have been made by using the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. In this review, we describe the mechanisms by which various IIS components regulate aging in C. elegans and D. melanogaster. We also cover systemic and tissue-specific effects of the IIS components on the regulation of lifespan. We further discuss IIS-mediated physiological processes other than aging and their effects on human disease models focusing on C. elegans studies. As both C. elegans and D. melanogaster have been essential for key findings regarding the effects of IIS on organismal aging in general, these invertebrate models will continue to serve as workhorses to help our understanding of mammalian aging.

Copepods (Crustacea) Associated with Marine Invertebrates from Great Barrier Reef, Australia (오스트레일리아 대보초의 해양 무척추동물에 공생하는 요각류 (갑각강))

  • Kim II-Hoi
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.109-140
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    • 2004
  • Seven new species of cope pods associated with marine invertebrates are described from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. They are Panjakus bidentis from the scleractinian Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis and Solander), Scyphuliger humesi, S. vicinus and S. placidus from the scleractinian Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg), Doridicola parapatulus from the nudibranch Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier), Ruhtra germinata from an unidentified alcyonacean coral, and Collocheres oribullatus from the crinoid Comanthina belli (Carpenter).

Bioactive Natural Products from Chinese Tropical Marine Plants and Invertebrates

  • Guo, Y.W.;Huang, X.C.;Zhang, W.;Sun, Y.Q.
    • Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.22-33
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    • 2006
  • This paper deals mainly with chemical and biological investigations, recently effected in the authors' laboratory, of Chinese tropical marine plants and invertebrates on three topics: 1) an unusual macrocyclic polydisulfide from the Chinese mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza; 2) polyhydroxylpolyene compounds from marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp.; 3) two new series of uncommon steroids from marine in vertebrates.

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Copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda, Cyclopoida) Associated with Marine Invertebrates from Thailand

  • Kim, Il-Hoi;Hong, Jae-Sang
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.274-318
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    • 2014
  • Fifteen species of poecilostome copepods associated with marine invertebrates, including ten new species, are recorded from intertidal zone in Thailand. New species are Hemicyclops cornutus n. sp. and Hemicyclops parapiculus n. sp. in the family Clausidiidae, Presynaptiphilus trifurcatus n. sp. in the Synaptiphilidae, Anchimolgus kantariensis n. sp. and Anchimolgus palmatus n. sp. in the Anchimolgidae, Kelleria vasfera n. sp. in the Kelleridae, Pseudanthessius stenosus n. sp. and Pseudanthessius phuketensis n. sp. in the Pseudanthessiidae, Doricidola pattayensis n. sp., and Lambanetes mollis n. sp. in the Rhynchomolgidae. Five species are new records of Thailand: Critomolgus gemmatus (Humes, 1964), Doridicola cuspis (Humes, 1964), Doridicola inaequalis (Humes and Ho, 1966), Indomolgus brevisetosus (Humes and Ho, 1966), and Lambanetes stichodactylae Humes, 1982. The female of Lambanetes stichodectylae is described for the first time in the world.

Siphonostomatoid copepods (Crustacea) mainly associated with marine invertebrates from Korean waters

  • Kim, Il-Hoi
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.393-442
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    • 2016
  • Twelve species of siphonostomatoid copepods mainly associated with marine invertebrates are recorded from Korean waters. Nine species are new to science: Arctopontius minutus n. sp., A. adelphus n. sp, and Dyspontius alatus n. sp. in the family Artotrogidae; Asterocheres horridus n. sp., A. cuspis n. sp., A. quadridens n. sp., Scottocheres mipoensis n. sp., Asteropontoides acutirostris n. sp. and Callomyzon macrocephalus n. gen. n. sp. in the family Asterocheridae. The new genus Callomyzon is distinguished from other genera in the family by having six setae on the third endopodal segment of leg 3, four spines and three setae on the third exopodal segment of leg 4 and three setae on the third endopodal segment of leg 4. Three new records of Korea, Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859 and A. simulans (T. Scott, 1898) in the Asterocheridae, and Parartotrogus arcticus T. and A. Scott, 1901 in the Cancerillidae are redescribed as the circum-Arctic species.

Poecilostome Copepods (Crustacea: Cyclopoida) Associated with Marine Invertebrates from Tropical Waters

  • Kim, Il-Hoi
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • no.nspc7
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    • pp.1-90
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    • 2009
  • Twenty-two new species of poecilostome copepods associated with marine invertebrates are described from the West Indies, Madagascar, and Pacific coast of Panama. They are Anthessius nosybensis n. sp. and Discanthessius solitarius n. gen. n. sp. in the Anthessiidae; Cemihyclops tenuis n. sp., Hemicyclops tripartitus n. sp., H. humesi n. sp., H. magnus n. sp., and Leptinogaster minuta n. sp. in the Clausidiidae; Schedomolgus crenulatus n. sp. and S. parvipediger n. sp. in the Anchimolgidae; Kelleria multiovigera n. sp. in the Kelleridae; Lichomolgus angustus n. sp. and L. fusiformis n. sp. in the Lichomolgidae; Pseudanthessius acutus n. sp., P. asper n. sp., and Tubiporicola pediger n. gen. n. sp. in the Pseudanthessiidae; Acanthomolgus tenuispinatus n. sp. and Notoxynus lokobensis n. sp. in the Rhynchomolgidae; Eupolymniphilus occidentalis n. sp. and E. brevicaudatus n. sp. in the Sabellephilidae; Enalcyonium robustum n. sp. and E. grandisetigerum n. sp. in the Lamippidae; and O. binoviger n. sp. in the Myicolidae. Hemicyclops geminus Stock is synonymized with H. columnaris Humes which is now known as a species of amphi-American distribution. Hemicyclops columnaris Humes, Modiolicola trabalis Humes, and Ostrincola breviseti Ho and Kim are redescribed.

Freshwater Invertebrates of Jindo Island in Korea

  • Ahn, Dong-Ha;Lee, Chi-Woo;Yang, Hee-Min;Song, Ji-Hun;Kwon, Jae-In;Ji, Su-Jung;Park, Mi-Hyun;Min, Gi-Sik
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • no.spc9
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2016
  • We surveyed the freshwater invertebrates of Jindo Island twice on July and September 2016, as part of a joint faunal survey conducted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Korean Society of Systematic Zoology. Aquatic insects were not included in this study. We found 38 freshwater species from seven phyla: Porifera, Platyhelminthes, Nematomorpha, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, and Bryozoa. Twenty-one of the 38 species (55.3%) represented the first record of their respective species on Jindo Island. Among these species, a freshwater shrimp-parasitic isopod, Tachaea n. sp., was identified as a new species.

Fabrication of Planar-type Semiconductor Microelectrode Array and Its Application to Peripheral Nerve of Invertebrates (평판형 반도체 미세전극 어레이 제작 및 이를 이용한 무척추 동물의 말초신경다발 신호기록)

  • Hwang, E.J.;Yoon, T.H.;Kim, S.J.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1998 no.11
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    • pp.145-146
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    • 1998
  • A planar-type silicon microelectrode array has been fabricated and used successfully in obtaining simultaneous multichannel recordings from peripheral nerve of invertebrates. This paper demonstrates that planar-type semiconductor electrode arrays are useful for studying traveling wave properties of action potential.

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