• 생태와환경
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.385-393
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• 2019

Chironomid communities are indicators of water pollution because of their ability to thrive under freshwater conditions. However, it is difficult to distinguish between chironomid larvae based on morphology. DNA barcoding, based on nucleotide sequences of marker genes, can be used to identify chironomid larvae. Samples of chironomid larvae were collected from Gwangju Stream and Pungyeongjeong Stream, tributaries of the Yeongsan River in South Korea. We identified 3 subfamilies, 13 genera, 16 species, and 1 cryptic species. There were 7 genera and 10 species from the subfamily Chironominae, 5 genera and 5 species from subfamily Orthocladiinae, 1 genus and 1 species from subfamily Tanipodinae, and the cryptic chironomid species of the family Chironomidae. There were 21 individuals from, 7 species and 1 cryptic species from the Gwangju Stream and 24 individuals, belonging to 10 species from the Pungyeongjeong Stream. The only species detected in both streams was Cricotopus bicinctus. The relationship between water quality and the species detected was difficult to explain, but the number of species showed a tendency to increase at sites where water quality was poor. Additional investigations and studies are needed to understand the relationship between water quality and the chironomid species occurring in these two streams.

• 환경생물
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2009

농업생태계의 환경별로 깔따구류의 분포를 밝히고 우점종을 이용한 유기물 분해능을 평가하고자 대단위경작지, 친환경농업지, 생활하수 유입지, 축산폐수 유입지 및 주변수로 등의 5개 서식처별로 나누어 '04$\sim$'06년까지 각 구획을 대표하는 총 78개 지점에서 깔따구과 및 공서 무척추동물을 정량 채집하였다. 그 결과, 농업지대의 깔따구류는 총 16종으로 동정되었다. 서식지 유형별로 출현한 종수를 보면, 축산폐수 유입지에서 11종, 대단위 농경지는 8종, 농경지 주변수로는 7종, 친환경농업지는 6종, 생활하수 유입지는 2종으로 조사되었다 구획별로 나타난 우점종을 보면, 유기물의 농도가 높은 대단위경작지(A), 생활하수 유입지(C) 및 축산폐수 유입지(D)에서는 닙폰깔따구(C. nipponensis), 유기물 함량이 낮은 주변수로(E)에서는 숲아기깔따구(C. sylvestris), 친환경농업지(B)에서는 서산장부깔따구(Tanytarsus sesanensis)였다. 수질과 군집지수는 논주변의 수로에서 높았고, 대단위 경작지, 친환경농업지, 생활하수 유입지, 축산폐수 유입지는 낮은 수준으로 조사되었다. 저질내에서 닙폰깔따구의 유기물 제거능력은 무처리구와 대비하여 90개체 처리구에서 18% 증가하였다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2021

Chironomids are a large group of invertebrates that live in various aquatic habitats. The distribution range of these invertebrates has become varied due to anthropogenic impacts; as such, their distribution can be used as an indicator of environmental health. Adult chironomids are well known in South Korea; however, the larvae have rarely been studied due to difficulties associated with morphological classification. To address this lack of information, we collected larvae from four important rivers in South Korea and summarized their taxonomic morphological characteristics. The antennae, mandible, and mentum were used for larval taxonomic characterization. In this study, we describe the basic morphological features and key pictorial features of 20 species of chironomids, representing 16 genera.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1994년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.143.1-143
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• 1994

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• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 1999

Non-biting midges are known to contain potent inhalant allergens. IgE antibody responses to the crude extract of Chironomus kiiensis adults, a dominant chironomid species in Korea, were examined. With the IgE-ELISA or passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reactions, increased levels of chironomid-specific IgE were detected in the skin test positived human sera, or immunized BALB/c mouse sera with the crude extract adsorbed to alum. IgE-immunoblot analysis showed mafor IgE-reacting protein band patterns, which reacted with more than 50% of the skin test positive human sera, at 110, 80, 46, 40, 37, 34 and 31 kDa. The reactive band patterns were larely similar between skin test positive humans and immune BALB/c mice. However, the bands of 55, 31, 27, 26, 24 and 23 kDa were found only in sensitized humans, but not in immunized mice.

• 한국응용곤충학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용곤충학회 2000년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.61-61
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• 2000

• 생태와환경
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• 제38권4호통권114호
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• pp.435-438
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• 2005

We observed the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of an acidic lake, Lake Katanuma, from 1998 to 2002 at weekly or biweekly intervals, except during the winter. This volcanic lake has a dimictic thermal pattern. In summer, the volcanic heat supply at the lake bottom results in weak thermal stratification. In 1998, 1999, and 2002, short-term holomixis was observed during the stratification period, when the anoxic, hydrogen sulfide-rich water from the hypolimnion spread across the entire lake. In contrast, distinct short-term holomixis did not occur during the stratificatlon period in 2000 and 2001. However, the early onset of the autumn turnover in August 2000 and 2001 caused anoxic conditions to persist throughout the entire water column for more than 2 weeks. The anoxic and hydrogen sulfide-rich conditions affected population densities of chironomid larvae (Chironomus acerbiphilus) and planktonic algae (Chlamydomonas acidophila), both dominant species in Lake Katanuma. Thus, the interannual variations of limnological characteristics influenced the seasonal population changes of these species.

• 한국응용곤충학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용곤충학회 2001년도 합동 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.61-61
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• 2001

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.246-261
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• 2011

Adult chironomid collections were carried out near Namdae stream located at Jeollabuk-do, Muju-gun, Mujueup, Dangsan-ri in 2008 and 2009. Among 21 species of the tribe Tanytarsini identified from Muju collections, six new species (Cladotanytarsus neovanderwulpi, Paratanytarsus paramikesecumdus, Rheotanytarsus parapentapodus, Rheotanytarsus sungili, Tanytarsus neotamaoctavus, and Tanytarsus synyunosecundus) and four previously unrecorded species (Cladotanytarsus vanderwulpi, Paratanytarsus inopertus, Tanytarsus tamagotoi, and Tanytarsus uresiacutus) were confirmed. They are fully described with illustrations. As a result of this report, the Korean fauna of Tanytarsini consists of 37 species, 6 genera. In total, 128 species, 52 genera, 5 subfamilies of the family Chironomidae are listed in Korea.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.2-11
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• 2012

Chironomid adults attracted to the light were collected at Dangsan-ri, Muju-eup, Muju-gun, Jeollabuk-do in 2008-2009. Two new species, Lymnophyes parakitanaides sp. nov. and Parakiefferiella mujuensis sp. nov., and four unrecorded species, Cardiolcladius capusinus, Thienemanniella vittata, Conchapelopia pallidula, and Nilotanypus dubius were found and are described with illustrations. The genera Thienemanniella and Nilotanypus have not been previously reported in Korea. The genus Thienemanniella which belongs to Orthocladiinae is characterized by the radial sector retracted and apically fused with the costa, and the genus Nilotanypus which belongs to Tanypodinae is characterized by the absence of $R_{2+3}$, pubescent eyes and lack of the gonocoxal lobes.