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Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Review of the Family Liparidae (Scorpaenoidei) from Korea (한국산 꼼치과 어류의 분자계통 및 분류학적 재검토)

  • Song, Young Sun;Ban, Tae-woo;Kim, Jin-Koo
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.165-182
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    • 2015
  • The snailfishes (Scorpaenoidei: Liparidae) is a large group requiring taxonomic reviews because of a potential taxonomic confusion due to its great similarity in external morphology between species and a variation of its body color with size. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic review were conducted for 10 species in 3 genera reported around the Korean waters, which facilitate understanding interrelationship within its family, and further management of fisheries resources. Molecular phylogeny using mitochondrial COI (mtCOI) and nuclear RAG2 (nRAG2) sequences indicates that the reciprocal monophyly of the three genera (Careproctus, Crystallichthys, and Liparis) were supported except Crystallichthys matsushimae, being closely related to Careproctus notosaikaiensis in only mtDNA COI topology. Liparis ingens Gilbert and Burke (1912) was reported as a distinct species differing from L. ochotensis. However, in the present study, comparing L. ingens from Korea with L. ochotensis from Japan and Russia, the two species were well corresponded in their morphology and molecule, therefore, we suggest L. ingens to be treated as a junior synonym of L. ochotensis.

Morphological Characteristics, Distribution and Taxonomic Consideration of the Arnebia euchroma and A. guttata (신강자초(新疆紫草)와 내몽자초(內蒙紫草)의 형태, 분포 및 분류학적 검토)

  • Song, Jun-Ho;Choi, Goya;Yang, Sungyu;Moon, Byeong Cheol
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2019
  • Objective : Arnebiae Radix, the roots of Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnst. or A. guttata Bunge, is a well-known traditional herbal medicine in East Asia. In the Korean Pharmacopoeia, three authentic species, including two Arnebia and Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc. have recognized as a Lithospermi Radix. But, the morphological and taxonomic information of two authentic Arnebia species lacks date since their distribution and difficulty of accessing the natural habitats. Methods : A full description of the external morphological characteristics of vegetative and reproductive organs in the original plants was carried out using digital calipers and stereoscope. For providing their taxonomic and nomenclatural synonyms, we reviewed various plant checklists and taxonomic literature. Results : This study provides taxonomic information of A. euchroma and A. guttata based on a morphological examination of authentic plant individuals and field observations. Detailed descriptions of the two Arnebia species, major quantitative and qualitative characteristics, nomenclatural reviews, distribution maps, and lists of voucher specimens examined are provided. The shape of leaves, root length, stem number, calyx length and pubescence as well as corolla color were useful characteristics for identification. Moreover, we confirmed that A. euchroma and A. guttata are clearly heterostylous species. Conclusion : Our research provides valuable basic information that could be used as quality control for distinguishing between Arnebiae Radix and its adulterants. These results will help in the understanding of authentic plants and also provide the verified materials and voucher information.

A Study on Plant Diet Resource of Nutria(Myocastor coypus) Habitat in Nakdong-river (낙동강에 서식하는 뉴트리아(Myocastor coypus)의 식물 먹이 자원에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Do-Hun;Lee, Chang-Woo;Kil, Jihyon
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.491-511
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    • 2013
  • In this study, three survey areas in Changnyeong, Miryang and Jinju of the confirmed the habitation of nutria and carried out the performance on the plant diet resource. From the habitat trace survey in the nutria habitat, a total of 336 trace points was shown. There were 181 trace points (54%) confirmed from St. 1 as the highest showing, followed by 52 trace points (15.4%) from St. 2, and 103 trace points (30.6)% from St. 3. The vascular plants distributed in the habitat area were a total of 182 taxonomic group with 57 families, 99 genus, 16 hybrids, and 1 race. The vascular plant living types in the habitat area are 1-year plant (Th, Th(w)) for 63class groups (34.6%), hemicryptophyte (H) for 42class groups(23.1%). plants, trees, crop plants were included. As a result of analyzing the overseas research cases on the diet plants of nutria, there are 195 taxonomic groups in a total of 39 families, 126 genus, 183 breeds, and 12 hybrids. In the study areas, feeding the plants was confirmed by the 7 taxonomic groups, aquatic plant, terrestrial From the total of 182 taxonomic groups discovered in the habitat area, 20 class groups, in 3 habitation region, 10 class groups of commonly appearing 49 class groups were shown to be the breed confirmed for diet in existing case studies, and assuming from it basis, the nutria habitating in the survey area is considered to have the supply of diverse diet resource to have flawless habitation. This is implication of having potential breeding possibility.

Taxonomic Accounts of Two Species on Genus Ambrosia in Korea (돼지풀속(Ambrosia)식물 2종에 대한 분류학적 검토)

  • Choi Do Sung
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.23 no.2 s.58
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    • pp.200-205
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    • 2005
  • This study carried out to certify of taxonomic delimitation in A. artemisiaefolia, A. trifida, A. trifida for. integrifolia, and A. psilostachya in the area of literature and experiment. A. psilostachya was not a vestige of naturalized in Korea and A. trifida and A. trifida for. integrifolia didn't have any valuable differences of morphological and molecular biological experiment. I arranged that naturalized species in Ambrosia are A. artemisiaefolia L. and A. trifida L. in Korea.

Macroalgal Flora of Maxwell Bay, King George Island, Antarctica: II. Rhodophyta

  • Kim, Ji-Hee;Chung, Ho-Sung;Oh, Yoon-Sik;Lee, In-Kyu
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.347-360
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    • 2001
  • This study examined the taxonomic composition of marine benthic algal flora from Maxwell Bay, King George Island, Antarctica, collected between January 1988 and January 1995. The rhodophyte specimens collected and examined included a total of 20 genera and 20 species of red algae. Of these, 2 species, Kallymenia antarctica Hariot and Pantoneura plocamioides Kylin, were recorded in Maxwell Bay for the first time. Taxonomic keys for the rhodophytes are also provided.

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Two New Species of Tropocyclops prasinus Group (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) from South Korea

  • Lee, Ji-Min;Chang, Cheon-Young
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.255-263
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    • 2007
  • A taxonomic study on the genus Tropocyclops has been accomplished as a part of the series of studies on the freshwater cyclopoid copepods in South Korea. As a result, the Tropocyclops prasinus, hitherto known from Korea in many reports and papers, turns out to be a species complex of three sibling species: T. prasinus (Fischer, 1860), T. ishidai n. sp., and T. setulifer n. sp. This paper deals with description of two of these new species with taxonomic accounts on their inter- or intraspecific morphological discrepancies.

Taxonomic Study of the Larvae of the Genus Podontia(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae:Alticinae) from Vietnam (베트남산 Podontia속 (딱정벌레목: 잎벌레과: 벼룩잎벌레아과) 유충의 분류학적 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.365-369
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    • 1999
  • The mature larvae of Podontia affinis (Grondal), P dalmani Baly, and P. lutea (O1ivier) collected Vietnam are described and illustrated for the first time exception of P. dalmani. Their taxonomic remarks are also given.

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Nitokra Copepods (Harpacticoida: Ameiridae) from Korea

  • Chang, Cheon-Young;Yoon, Hong-Ju
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.115-127
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    • 2008
  • A taxonomic study on the genus Nitakra (Ameiridae) is accomplished. A total of five species are collected from coastal marshes, lagoons, and estuaries in South Korea. Among them, the latter three species are newly recorded from Korea: N. spinipes Boeck, N. affinis califarnica Lang and N. pietschmanni (Chappuis). Taxonomic accounts and a key to the species from Korea are given.

Monographic Study of the Endemic Plants in Korea IX. Taxonomy and interspecific relationships of the genus Melandrium (한국 고유식물의 종속지 IX. 장구채속식물의 분류와 종간유연관계)

  • 정영호
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.51-68
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    • 1988
  • To clarity the species of genus Melandrium (Caryophyllaceae) in Korea, the taxonomic characters were described and interspecific relationships were discussed to the extemal morphology with light and scanning electron microscopy. The position and size of appendages on petal, the shape and venation pattern of leaf, and the external morphology of seed and pollen were approved as the good characters to classify genus Melandrium in Korea. As the result, genus Melandrium in Korea could be arranged as 6 species, 1 variety, 1 forma. M. umbellatum was exclusively distributed in north Korea, and its taxonomic treatment was reserved.

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On the Standard Taxonomic System of Science and Technology (과학기술 표준분류의 결정문제)

  • Lee Cho-Sik
    • Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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    • v.2 no.1 s.3
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    • pp.1-38
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    • 2002
  • Recently KISTEP(Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning) held an open forum for examining 'the Manuscript of National Science and Technology Standard Taxonomic System'. I submitted my opinion letter to the forum because I thought that the matter of setting the standard taxonomic system for Science and Technology is so closely related to the research concern of STS that it needs checking from the viewpoint of STS. This paper primarily focuses on making a criticism of and constructing an alternative to the mamuscript, but it goes so far as to ground the matter upon the STS viewpoint. I propose that we interpret an open forum related to science and technology as an example case of the community of inquiry. Further I try, standing in the context of learning to form a model of doing STS interdisciplinary research. In the context of decision I point out the problem with the 'scale' principle involved in categrizing criteria of the taxonomic system and argue that the problem leads to omitting STS from National Science and Technology Standard Taxonomic System although STS takes up science and technology themselves as its research concern proper. In the context or teaming I seek to set up a typical case study or STS. One of the typical STS research tasks is trying to construct a positive alternative to as well as make a criticism of a given suggestion, for clearer alternatives will, in him, provoke sharper criticisms or safer acceptances. I hope that the model in this paper will exemplify such an alternating procedure of criticism and acceptance.

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