• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.180-188
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• 2002

Sand dollar, Astriclypeus manni (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) is widely distributed on subtidal sand flats all along the coast of Cheju Island. Limited information has been reported on their ecology despite their abundance. This study reports gut contents, density and locomotion of the sand dollars distributed on a subtidal sand flat on the north-east coast of Cheju Island. Microscopic examination of the gut contents indicated that A. manni feeds on inorganic and organic detritus as well as live organisms contained in the sediments. Inorganic particles included sand grains, sponge spicules and shells of benthic animals such as foraminifera, crustacean and molluscs. Mean diameter of sediment particles retained in the gut was $77.6\pm{22.2}\mu{m}$. Live organisms retained in the gut included foraminifera, harpacticoid copepods, nematodes, diatoms and unidentified egg. Spatial distribution pattern of the sand dollar was found to be random with a mean density of 0.4 individual $m^{-2}(\chi^2=85.16,\;p>0.05)$. Locomotion speed of the sand dollar measured in situ was 2.0 to 65.0 cm $hr^{-1}$. Locomotion speed and moving distance was somewhat higher in summer when food availability also higher.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.310-315
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• 2013

연잎성게가 몸체의 방향을 유입류에 평행하게 맞추어 포식하는 이유에 대해서는 크게 유체역학적인 설명과 생태학적인 설명이 양립하고 있다. O'Neill과 Nakamura와 같은 연구자들에 의해 연잎성게의 이러한 행태를 유체역학의 관점에서 설명할 수 있지만, 정작 셋 이상의 연잎성게 군집의 포식 효율에 대해서는 개체 수에 기반을 둔 생태학적 관점에 의존하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 연잎성게 군집 내에서의 개체들의 배열을 모델링하고, 다양한 군집 배열에서 개체들의 포식 효율을 EDISON_전산열유체 시스템을 활용해 분석하였다. 특히 포식 효율을 결정하는 과정에서 얇은 익형 이론을 이용함으로써 포식효율을 결정하는 유체역학적 특성이 양력계수임을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.345-352
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• 1999

The sand dollar, Astriclypeus manni is commonly encountered on a subtidal sand bottom along the coast of Cheju Island. limited information has been reported on their ecology despite their natural abundance. This study reports ecology and an annual reproductive cycle of the sand dollars present at Hamdock, northern coast of Cheju Island. A. manni collected from Hamdock revealed that they are 80 to 200 mm in test diameter. Sediment Brain size analysis indicated that A. manni mostly occurs on medium (particle diameter of 500 $\mu$m) to very find sand (particle diameter of 125 $\mu$m), particularly on fine sand (particle diameter of 250 $\mu$m). Internal morphology and in situ observations on their feeding habit indicated that A. manni is a deposit feeder, feeding on organic debris contained in the sediment around its habitat. A. manni were more frequently observed near Zostrea marina bed where content of organic matter in the sediment is considered to be higher. Gonadal tissues of the male were yellow in color while female gonads appeared to be purple. Fully mature eggs, with a mean diameter of 381 $\mu$m, and sperm were observed from the histological slides of the sand dollars collected in late July to August, suggesting that A. manni spawn during July to August when water temperature reaches 20 to $25^{\circ}C$.