• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.353-356
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• 2010

Two species in two genera of the family Salpidae were identified in Korean waters: Ihlea punctata (Forskal, 1775) and Salpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804. I. punctata is a newly reported species in Korean fauna, while S. fusiformis is redescribed with unrecorded solitary zooid stage.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.142-150
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• 2011

Five species in the genus Thalia of the family Salpidae are described: Thalia cicar van Soest, 1973, Thalia democratica (Forskal, 1775), Thalia orientalis Tokioka, 1937, Thalia rhomboides (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824), and Thalia sibogae van Soest, 1973. All of these species are new to the Korean fauna. A key to the Korean Thalia species is provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.161-163
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• 2010

One species of the family Salpidae in Korean waters, Iasis zonaria (Pallas, 1774), was identified and redescribed. This species is newly added in the Korean fauna.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.261-268
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• 2012

Aggregate and solitary zooids of salps were collected from April 2001 to June 2009. By the analyses based on the morphological characteristics, four species in the genus Cyclosalpa of the subfamily Cyclosalpinae are identified as new records in Korean waters: Cyclosalpa affinis (Chamisso, 1819), Cyclosalpa bakeri Ritter, 1905, Cyclosalpa sewelli Metcalf, 1927, and Cyclosalpa polae Sigl, 1912. These species are re-described with illustrations and photographs in this study. In addition, a key to species of the genus Cyclosalpa in Korean waters and a key to the life cycles of Salpida are provided. As a result of this study twelve species in the Salpidae have been reported from Korea until now.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.236-239
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• 2020

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.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.10-15
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• 2023

Two pelagic thaliacean tunicates, Pyrosoma atlanticum and Cyclosalpa quadriluminis, with bioluminescent organ, were collected from Jejudo Island and Korea Strait. In this study, the Pyrosomatida, which is holoplanktonic colonial tunicate with ascidiozooids embedded in a common test, and to which P. atlanticum belongs, is reported for the first time in Korea. The Cyclosalpa in the Salpida has a bar-shaped alimentary canal beside the branchial bar in both oozooids and blastozooids. Cyclosalpa quadriluminis is added to make Cyclosalpa species in Korea from four to five (C. affinis, C. bakeri, C. polae, C. sewelli, and C. quadriluminis). As a result of this study, 27 species of thaliaceans have been reported from Korea.