• ALGAE
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2007

Marine algal flora and community structure of medicinal seaweeds were examined at Kkotji of Taean Peninsula, Korea from May 2005 to January 2006. Seventy-nine seaweeds including 42 medicinal algae and one marine plant were identified. Sargassum thunbergii was the representative alga occurred at all seasons and shore levels. The dominant medicinal seaweeds were perennial S. thunbergii, Neorhodomela aculeata, and Corallina pilulifera, and ephemeral Monostroma grevillei, Porphyra yezoensis, and Ulva pertusa. Their vertical distribution were N. aculeata – P. yezoensis, M. grevillei, and U. pertusa – C. pilulifera from high to low intertidal zone. The average biomass of medicinal seaweeds varied from 34.17 g m–2 in spring to 56.41 g m–2 in summer. At Kkotji shore, the opportunistic species (Enteromorpha, Ulva, and Cladophora) and turf-forming algae (Caulacanthus okamurae and Gelidium divaricatum) were easily observed. Such fast growing ESG II (ecological state group) was 87.50% and slow growing perennial algae, ESG I was only 12.15%. Also, diversity index (H’) and dominance index (DI) indicate that the seaweed community of Kkotji is unstable. Therefore, Kkotji rocky shore should be more protected from human activities such as turbulence and eutrophication in order to maintain species diversity and abundance of medicinal seaweeds.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.234-241
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• 2017

Morphological and molecular information about two microfilamentous endophytic algae of the Grateloupia lanceolata or Bryopsis sp. from Korea is given. Of two endophytes, Phaeophila dendroides is endophytic in Grateloupia lanceolata. It is green in color and composed of uniseriate branched filaments with long setae. Each cell had several pyrenoids. Undulate or twisted Phaeophila-type hair developed from vegetative cells. Dilabifilum arthropyreniae is endophytic in Bryopsis sp. The frond of this species consists of frequently irregular, branching uniseriate filaments. Each cell had a single pyrenoid without hairs. Sporangia were not observed. The ends of the filaments were curved. In the phylogenetic tree, based on tufA and ITS sequences, these two species are nested in the same clade as Phaeophila dendroides and Dilabifilum arthropyreniae, respectively. In this study, these two species are newly recorded in the Korean marine algal flora, based on the morphological and molecular data.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.27.1-27.5
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• 2018

During a survey of marine algal flora, two gigartinalean species were collected from Pohang and Youngdeok located on the eastern coast of Korea. They share the generic morphological features of Dumontia. One is characterized by cylindrical to complanate thallus with multi- and uniaxial structure, somewhat inflated and contorted branches, and hollow medulla and cortex consisting of progressively smaller cells outwards. The other shows basically the same features as the former species but was smaller in size, as having 4-7 cm in thallus length and 1-2 mm in branch width rather than 15 and 2-5 mm. Both species are distinguished from each other only by these morphometric features. However, it is supported by molecular analysis that both species are genetically distinct. In a phylogenetic tree based on internal transcribed spacer sequence, the two species nest in the same clade as Dumontia contorta and D. alaskana, respectively. The genetic distance between both sequences within the clade was calculated as 0.0 0.2%, considered to be intra-specific for Dumontia. Based on the morphological and molecular analyses, the two Korean species are identified as D. contorta and D. alaskana described originally from Netherlands and Alaska, respectively. This is the first record of the two Dumontia species in Korea.

• 환경생물
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2018

Two siphonous green algae were collected from the eastern coast of Korea. These species share the typical features of Derbesia sporophytes, such as erect and prostrate siphonous filaments and the presence of basal septum in lateral branches. One is characterized by the combined features of a relatively small tufted sporophytic thalli arising from a rhizoidal base, subdichotomously branched filaments with a basal septum and one pyrenoid per subspherical to lenticular chloroplast. The other shows a larger sporophytic thallus, sparsely subdichotomously branched filaments with a basal septum and one pyrenoid per spherical chloroplast. In a phylogenetic tree based on rbcL sequence, the two above-mentioned Korean algae nest in the same clades as Derbesia minima and D. indica, respectively. The genetic distance between the sequences within the clades was 0.5-0.8%, which is considered to be included in the intra-specific range for the genus. These two siphonous Korean algae are identified as D. minima and D. indica, respectively, based on the morphological and molecular analyses. These species are newly recorded in the Korean marine algal flora herein.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.25.1-25.5
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• 2017

An economic marine alga, which is considered to be an important source of carrageenan, was collected from Jindo of the southern coast of Korea. This species shares the vegetative and female reproductive features of Ahnfeltiopsis and is characterized mostly by its small size (up to 8 cm), terete to subterete thalli at the lower portion, cartilaginous in texture, dichotomous branches, rarely produced proliferations, and an absence of hypha-like filaments in the medulla. It is distinguished from other Korean species within the genus by the thallus feature. In a phylogenetic tree based on the molecular data, this alga nests in the same clade with A. concinna from Japan but forms a sister clade to A. concinna from Mexico and Hawaii (type locality). However, the genetic distance among those sequences was calculated as 0.1-1.3% for rbcL and 1.1% for COI sequences, considered to be intraspecific variation within the genus. Based on the morphology and molecular analysis, this alga is identified as A. concinna originally described from Hawaii. This is the first record of the species in the Korean marine algal flora.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.31.1-31.7
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• 2018

Three economic marine algae that have been used as food and carrageenan sources were collected from Korea during a survey of marine algal flora. They share the generic features of Hypnea, and three major clades supported by the sectional features were confirmed in a phylogenetic tree based on rbcL sequences. The first species, which belongs to a species group corresponding to the sect. Spinuligerae, nests in the same clade with Hypnea yamadae in a genetic distance of 0%. It is morphologically characterized by an entangled base, subcompressed or subterete to terete axes, somewhat percurrent main axis, irregularly alternately branching with wide angle, and rarely hooked spinous branchlets. The second one is also referred to the sect. Spinuligerae and formed the same clade as Hypnea cenomyce. The genetic distance between both sequences was calculated as 0.0-0.1%, which is considered to be intraspecific. This species is distinct by somewhat entangled thallus at the basal part, percurrent axis, short spine-like branchlets densely covering the axis, and medullary lenticular thickenings. The third alga, which forms a species group corresponding to the sect. Pulvinatae, nests in the same clade as Hypnea nidulans (no intraspecific divergence). It shows occasionally epiphytic habitat rather than epilithic habitat of low mat-forming growth and percurrent erect main axes with dense lateral branchlets. Based on these morphological and molecular data, the three Korean species are identified as H. yamadae, H. cenomyce, and H. nidulans. This is the first record of the Hypnea species in Korea.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.727-743
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• 1996

동해안 저서 해조 군집의 시공간적 특성을 구명하하여 경북 영일군 기 위대보면 구만리에서 line transect를 따라서 방형구법에 의해 1995년 7월부터 1996년 6월까지 계절별로 정성, 정량적인 연구가 수행되었다. 그 결과, 2 미기록종 Pikea californica, Pulvinia epiphytica을 포함하여 총 144종이 동정 분류되었으며 (남조식물 5종, 녹조식물 18종, 갈조식물 20종, 홍조식물 101종), 계절별로는 가을에 제일 많은 종 (92종)이 관찰되었다. 우점종으로 Ulva pertusa, Gelidium amansii, Symphyocladia latiusula 3종이 비교적 높은 피도와 빈도로 연중 출현하였고, 계절별 우점종은 봄의 경우 Sargassum thunbenii, 여름과 가을에는 U. pertusa, 겨울에는 Chondrus ocellatus와 Monostroma grevillei로 나타났다. 연평균 현존량은 $185.8g/m^2$으로 봄에 $267.3g/m^2$으로 가장 높은 값을 보였고, 가을에 $93.7g/m^2 $으로 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 또한 종다양도 및 균등도는 봄에 제일 높은 값을 나타냈고, 겨울에 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 수직분포에서는 계절에 따라 우점종이 바뀌면서 그들이 번무 또는 쇠퇴와 더불어 분포역의 확대 및 축소가 수반되었고, 계절에 따라서 유사도 $20\~30\%$ 수준에서 상부와 하부, 또는 상부, 중부, 하부로 3개의 분포역의 구분이 가능했다. 4계절을 종합해 볼 때, 상부, 중부쪽에서는 대체로 녹조식물(M. grevilli, Capsosiphon fulvescent, U. pertusa, Enteromorpha compressa)과 갈조식물 (Sargassum fulvellum, S. thunbergii)이, 하부쪽에는 홍조식물 (G. amansii, C. ocellatus, S. latiuscula, Grateloupia okamurae, Pachymeniopsis elliptica)들이 우점하여 분포했다. 이 지역의 해조군집은 계절과 여러 환경 요인에 따라 다양하게 변하는데, 특히 수직분포의 계절적 변화는 일차적으로 수온과 깊은 관계가 있고, 또한 계절별 조위 변화 및 일사량의 변화에 따른 해조류의 건조에 대한 내성도 여기에 관여하는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.574-584
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• 1997

남해안 신지도 주변 해조군집의 종조성과 군집 구조 분석을 통하여 이 지역 해조 군집의 특성을 구명하고자 하였다. 이 연구에서 출현한 종은 총 120종으로 녹조류 15종, 갈조류 31종, 홍조류 74종이었다. 이들중 87종이 강독에서 그리고 104종이 동고리에서 출현하였다. 조간대 식생은 크게 3그룹으로 구분되며, 대표적인 종들로는 상부에서 Enteromorpha compressa, Ulva Pertusa, Porphyra suborbiculata, Ishige okamurae, 중부에서는 Hizikra fusiformis, Sargassum thunbergii, Gigartina intermedia, Corallina pilulifera, 하부에는 Pachymeniopsis elliptica, Gelidium amansii, Sargassum homeri 등이 분포하였다. 중요도 값이 높게 나타난 종은 Ulva pertusa, Ishige ekamurae, Hizikia fuisformis, Sargassum thunbergii, Corallina pilulifera, Gelidium amansii, Gigartina tenella로 조사지점 모두에서 공통적으로 나타났다. 기능형군별 분석에서 나타난 비율은 직립분기형 $36.7\%$, 사상형 $27.5\%$, 엽상형 $15.8\%$, 다육질형 $10.0\%$, 유절산호말형 $5.0\%$, 각상형 $5.0\%$로 나타났다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.10-23
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• 2014

한국 동해안 삼척시 갈남 해역의 조간대와 조하대에 생육하는 해조류의 군집구조 변화와 무절산호조류의 분포현황을 2010년 8월부터 2011년 5월까지 계절별로 총 4회 조사하였다. 연구기간에 녹조류 14종, 갈조류 33종, 홍조류 65종이 출현하여 총 112종 채집 및 동정되었다. 이 중 29종은 일 년 내내 출현하였다. 생물량을 근거로 한 우점종은 구멍갈파래(Ulva pertusa), 불레기말류(Colpomenia spp.), 모자반(Sargassum fulvellum), 톳(Sargassum fusiforme), 몽당잎모자반(Sargassum muticum), 지충이(Sargassum thunbergii), 작은구슬산호말(Corallina pilulifera)과 우뭇가사리(Gelidium elegans)였다. 해조류의 연평균 생물량은 건중량으로 66.7 $gm^{-2}$ 이었고, 여름에 107.5 $gm^{-2}$로 최대였고 가을에 36.2 $gm^{-2}$로 최소값을 기록하였다. 기능형군 분석에서는 성긴분기형(coarsely branched form)이 전체 해조에서 40.0~48.6%를 차지하였다. 엽상형(sheet form), 사상형(filamentous form) 및 성긴분기형을 포함한 기회종인 생태학적 상태그룹 ESG II는 46~61종으로서 76.7~82.4%를 차지하였다. 각상형의 무절산호조류는 모든 계절에 출현하였으며, 대표적인 종이 혹쩍(Lithothamnion lemoineae), 혹돌잎(Lithophyllum okamurai), 납작돌잎(Lithophyllum yessoense), 나팔가시돌잎(Hydrolithon gardineri)이었다. 동해안 갈남 해역에서 무절산호조류의 피도는 선행 연구에서 36.8%였으나, 금번에 11%로서 감소하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2012

Seaweeds provide habitats in which marine animals can spawn and develop, and serve as a food supply for algaegrazing species such as sea urchins and abalone. Recently, seaweed species have disappeared from coastal ecosystems, leaving barren ground, defined as habitats that have lost their algae forests and where coralline algae containing calcium carbonate components have become encrusted on rocks. The biological causes of barren ground include grazing by herbivores and excessive seaweed harvest. The environmental harm caused by the spread of barren ground includes accelerated eutrophication following the reduction in seaweed, which plays an important role in oceanic purification. In the present study, we identified the relationships between various seaweed species and the occurrence of barren ground. Subtidal benthic macroalgal flora and community structure were observed seasonally on barren ground along vertical transects of rocky shores of Bihwa, Samchuck, and the east coast of Korea from February to November 2006. Fifty-eight seaweed species were identified, including 7 green, 15 brown, and 36 red algae species. There were between 6 and 28 species among seasons. Over the whole study period, average seaweed biomass (g wet wt $m^{-2}$) was 241.90 g, with a seasonal range of 25.26 to 760.34 g. Seaweed biomass declined with increasing seawater depth and ranged between 91.26 and 422.08 g. The vertical distribution of algae was characterized by Undaria pinnatifida and Sargassum honeri at 5 m, S. honeri and U. pinnatifida at 10 m, and U. pinnatifida and Agarum clathratum at 15 m depth. Seasonal patterns in community indices were not found. Community indices showed different patterns along vertical shoreline gradients; the dominance index increased but the richness, evenness, and diversity indices decreased with seawater depth. Sea urchin density was 8 to 24 individ. $m^{-2}$ in Bihwa. These urchin populations had significantly aggregated spatial patterns and recurrent destructive grazing appeared to be occurring.