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The First Record of the Marphysa victori (Polychaeta, Eunicida, Eunicidae) from Korea, with DNA Barcode Data

  • Kim, Hana;Kim, Keun-Yong;Phoo, War War;Kim, Chang-Hoon
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2021
  • A eunicid polychaete, Marphysa victori Lavesque, Daffe, Bonifácio & Hutchings, 2017 is described for the first time from the intertidal zones of the Korean coasts. It is characterized by having three types of pectinate chaetae (INS, isodont-narrow-slender; AWS, anodont-wide-slender; and AWT, anodont-wide-thick), appearance of pectinate chaetae from chaetiger 2, the chaetae consisted of pectinate and compound spinigers, and pygidium with one pair of pygidial cirri. In genetic analysis based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), intra-specific genetic distance between the specimens of M. victori from its type locality, France and Korea are in the range of 0.000-0.013. This paper includes the morphological description and photographs of M. victori new to Korean fauna, with partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI as DNA barcode data on this species.

Genetic Diversity of Polydora haswelli (Polychaeta, Spionidae) in Korean Shellfish using cox1 Marker (cox1 분자마커를 이용한 한국산 패류 천공성 다모류 Polydora haswelli (Polychaeta, Spionidae) 유전자 다양성 발굴)

  • Lee, Soon Jeong;Kim, Seung Min;Kwon, Mun Gyeong;Lee, Sang-Rae
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.685-690
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    • 2021
  • Harmful shell-boring species of the genus Polydora (Polychaeta: Spionidae) were frequently reported from commercially important mollusk species in Korea, Japan and China. The traditional approach based on the morphological characteristics showed limitations for species discrimination among shell-boring species. Therefore, DNA barcoding was adopted to identify Polydora species using molecular markers. Two Polydora species (P. haswelli and P. hoplura) in abalone shells were reported from our previous molecular phylogenetic study. In this study, we additionally reported the presence of shell-boring Polydora haswelli in commercially sold shellfish. The taxon-specific cox1 marker used in this study successfully allowed the isolation of P. haswelli from cockle Scapharca subcrenata, mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, oyster Crassostrea gigas and scallop Argopecten irradians. Polydora hoplura was not found in these shellfish species. The genetic variations were found on the intraspecific level of P. haswelli and the same genotype was also detected in different shellfish species. This result can provide information on a new host and accurate parasitic Polydora species. Moreover, this report can be used as the biodiversity data of Polydora species on the invasion and transition of harmful Polydora species in mollusk aquaculture farms.

Feeding habits of the ridged-eye flounder, Pleuronichthys cornutus in South Sea, Korea (한국 남해에 출현하는 도다리(Pleuronichthys cornutus)의 식성)

  • Min Seo KIM;Jae Mook JEONG;Jeong Hoon LEE;Gun Wook BAECK
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.60 no.3
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    • pp.228-234
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    • 2024
  • To determine the diet of Ridged-eye flounder, Pleuronichthys cornutus in the South Sea of Korea, a total of 207 individuals were collected in 2022 (February, April, May, August, and November) and 2023 (January, February, April, July, and October) by the Fisheries science survey vessels of NIFS. The total length (TL) range of these specimens was from 14.1 to 33.9 cm, and the stomach contents of 100 individuals, not on an empty stomach, were analyzed. Polychaeta was the most important prey component in the diets of P. cornutus based on an Index of relative importance (%IRI) of 55.5%. Followed by amphipoda with a %IRI value of 21.3%. Polychaeta was an important component in diets across all size classes (< 20.0 cm, 20.0-25.0 cm, ≥ 25.0 cm) of P. cornutus; as they grew, the %IRI value of amphipoda decreased and the %IRI value of anthozoa and holothuroidea increased. There was also a significant increase in the mean weight of prey per stomach with growth. P. cornutus consumed polychaeta in all seasons, with spring and autumn being the most dominant seasons. In summer, gastropoda was the dominant prey, and in winter, holothuroidea was the dominant prey.

A New Record of the Genus Pista (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Korea: The Validity and Redescription of Pista shizugawaensis

  • Choi, Hyun Ki;Jung, Tae Won;Yoon, Seong Myeong
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.153-159
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    • 2015
  • A terebellid polychaete identified as Pista shizugawaensis Nishi and Tanaka, 2006, whose species validity has been doubted, is newly reported from the southwest coast of Korea. Korean materials of the present study have several characteristics that agree well with the original description of P. shizugawaensis as follows: two pairs of branchiae on the 2nd and 3rd segments have tufts composed of many dichotomously branched filaments; the nephridial papillae are present on the 6th and 7th segments; the uncini on the anterior and middle thoracic segments possess only long-handled shafts while those on the posterior ones have additional short-handled shafts or lacking shafts; the notosetae are broadly or narrowly winged capillary. The authors examined the taxonomic value of the presence of lateral lobes on the 5th and 6th segments, which has been known as a key characteristic feature of P. shizugawaensis in the classification of Pista species. In the present study, several characteristics such as the shape of notosetae, uncinial shafts in the thoracic segments, and the presence of thin narrow lateral lobes on the 4th segment are suggested as the specific characteristics that help to distinguish P. shizugawaensis from its congeners. A key to Pista species from Korean waters is also provided.

New Record of Nicon Sinica (POLYCHAETA : NEREIDAE) in Yellow Sea, Korea (한국 미기록 중국민숭참갯지렁이 Nicon sinica WU and SUN, 1979)

  • PAIK Eui-In
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.152-157
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    • 1997
  • A nereid polychaete, Nicon sinica Wu and Sun, 1979, was newly recorded in Korean fauna. The specimens were collected in the mud bottom by a dredge in Yellow Sea, Korea. The species was described with figures, and the key to genera was revised. Adding this Nicon sinica, a total of 34 species representing 13 genera are known to the Korean nereid polychaetes.

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