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Phylogenetic Relationships of the Aphyllophorales Inferred from Sequence analysis of Nuclear Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA

  • Kim, Seon-Young;Jung, Hack-Sung
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.122-131
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    • 2000
  • Phylogenetic classification of the Aphyllophorales was conducted based on the analysis of nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA (nuc SSU rDNA) sequence. Based on phylogenetic groupings and taxonomic characters, 16 families were recognized and discussed. Although many of the characters had more or less homoplasies, miroscopic characters such ad the mitic system and clamp, spore amyloidity and rot type appeared to be important in the classification of the Aphyllophorales. Phylogenetically significant families were newly defined to improve the classification of the order Aphyllophorales.

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Trichome Morphology of Cimicifuga L. (Ranunculaceae) and Its Taxonomic Significance

  • Park, Chong-Wook
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.289-295
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    • 1995
  • Trichomes found in the genus Cimicifuga were examined with scanning electron microscopy. Four basic types of trichomes were found in the genus; (1) filiform unicellular trichomes, (2) saccate unicellular trichomes, (3) pyriform unicellular trichomes, and (4) uniseriate multicellular trichomes. All the taxa examined develop at least two different types of trichomes, and many taxa are distinguished by differences in type, microornamentation, density, and position of trichomes. In addition, trichome features appear to be very useful in recognizing species relationships in the genus.

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Pharmacognostical Studies on Some Inulin Containing Plants (수종(數種) Inulin 함유식물(含有植物)의 생약학적(生藥學的) 연구(硏究))

  • Toh, Chung-Ae
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.290-299
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    • 1990
  • Taxonomic relationships between some inulin containing plants such as Platycodon and Codonopsis have been investigated comparing their contents of inulin crystals, resin, as well as TLC patterns of saponins and acetylenes. Although Platycodon and Codonopsis have been known to be close in anatomic characters, the present results showed that there were significant differences between not only in the genus but also in the species.

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Genetic diversity and population structure of Korean eelgrass, Zostera mirina

  • Huh, Man-Kyu;Cui, Jin-Zi;Lee, Hak-Young;Lee, Kun-Seop;Lee, Bok-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.277-278
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    • 2003
  • The Korean populations of Z. marina are typically distributed in patches. Although molecular and biochemical approaches are now increasingly being applied to address the taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships within the animals, plants, and other algal species in Korea (Huh 1998; Hwang et at. 1998; Huh 2001), no population genetic studies of this species have been conducted. (omitted)

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Descriptions of Two New Lotobia Species with Reanalysis of Intrageneric Relationships and Discussion of the Systematic Status of Lotobia Lioy within the Subfamily Sphaerocerinae (Dipter : Sphaeroceridae) (아프리카산 Lotobia속(파리목, 애기똥파리과)의 2신종과 속내의 계통분석 및 Lotobia속이 애기똥파리아과 내에서 차지하는 계통학적인 위치 고찰)

  • 한호연;김계중
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.33-43
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    • 1996
  • Two new species from Africa, Lotobia nigeriana and L. southafricana, are described and illustrated. These two new species are similar each other, but can be differentiated based on the coloration and male genitalic structure. Relationships among all 24 Lotobia species are analyzed using cladistic method. Revised synapomorphies for the genus Lotobia are provided and taxonomic status of the genera of the subfamily Sphaerocerinae is also discussed.

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Molecular Phylogeny of Syngnathiformes Fishes (한국산 실고기목 어류의 분자계통)

  • Song, Choon-Bok
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.21 no.sup1
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    • pp.75-75
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    • 2009
  • The previous morphology-based taxonomic frameworks within the family Sygnathidae had emphasized the significance of the male brood pouch and reproductive biology in defining the group. However, several different hypotheses had been proposed by different investigators. This study have beencarried out to determine the phylogenetic relationships among 19 species belonging to the order Syngnathiformes with three Gasterosteiformes species as outgroup taxa by using the mitochondrial cytochrome b and Rag2 nuclear DNA sequences. Phylogenetic analyses based on neighbor-joining distance, maximum parsimony, minimum evolution and maximum likelihood method strongly supported that the family Syngnathidae, the suborder Syngnathoidei and the order Syngnathiformes were all monophyletic group. Much of previous morphological analyses were supported by our molecular data, but some deep relationships were not clearly resolved with regard to members of the suborder Aulostomoidei.

Taxonomic Note of Polysiphonia pacifica (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) Complex with Focus on Pacific Isolates

  • Kim, Myung-Sook;Yang, Eun-Chan
    • ALGAE
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2005
  • Polysiphonia pacifica is rhodomelaceous red algal species that includes five varieties in Pacific Ocean: P. pacifica var. delicatula, P. pacifica var. distans, P. pacifica var. determinata, P. pacifica var. disticha, and P. pacifica var. gracilis. We here report morphology and phylogeny of P. pacifica to confirm the relationships among previously described varieties as a loan of type specimens from US and to assess phylogenetic relationships of closely related species using plastid protein-coding rbcL gene. Polysiphonia pacifica is distinguished by having creeping filaments attached by unicellular rhizoids not cut off by cross walls, four pericentral cells, ecorticate, trichoblasts rare, ultimate branchlets attenuate at the tip but not pungent, and tetrasporangia in long straight series in the ultimate branchlets. The protein-coding plastid rbcL gene sequence data show that P. pacifica is distinctly different from the superficially similar species, P. morrowii and P. stricta. However, the rbcL sequences of P. pacifica var. pacifica and var. disticha are identical though they have morphological variation.

Monographic Study of the Endemic Plants in Korea V. Taxonomy and interspecific relationships of the genus Filipendula (한국 고유식물의 종속지 V. 터리폴속 식물의 분류와 종간유연관계)

  • 김기중
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.19-40
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    • 1986
  • A study on the species description, enumeration and interspecific relationships of genus Filipendula was undertaken for four Korean and two Japanese species. The use of scanning electron miroscope(SEM) has made possible a detailed study of foliar trichomes, pollen grains and fruit surface features. A new method for the preparation of SEM samples was developed in this study. Filipendula glaberrima, F. formosa, and F. korean were reliable endemic species. Among them, F. glaberrima shares many characteristics with F. formosa. F. gloaberrima can be divided into tow types based on leaf, seed, flower and pollen characters. Type I is characterized by ciliated fruits, many branched vascular bundles on the petal, dense trichomes on the leaf vein of abaxial surface, and many foveolate pollen surface. Type II possesses glabrous fruits, a few vascular bundles on the petal, rare trichomes on the leaf vein and a few foveolate pollen surface. The significant taxonomic characteristics in the classification of genus Filipendula are their lengths of fruit stalks, the densities of marginal trichomes of fruits, and textures of stipules.

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A Numerical Taxonomic Study of Calystegia in Korea by the Cluster Analysis and Principal Component Analysis (류집분석과 주성분분석에 의한 한국산 메꽃과의 수량분류학적 연구)

  • Kim, Yun Shik
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.33-41
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    • 1984
  • The relationships and character variations on 5 taxa of Calystegia were examined by sluster analysis and principal component analysis. Thirteen Calystegia population samples from the middle part of Korea were observed. Although minor differences were noted, essentially similar results were obtained from the phenograms by UPGMA, UPGMC and Ward's clustering methods, and these results were in accordance with those obtained from the ordination plots by principal component analysis. C. soldanella is distantly connected with the other taxa mainly because of its morphologically different leaf organs. Based on the difference on the first principal component, C. hederacae is kept apart from the rest 3 taxa. In the relationships among C. japonica, C. sepium var. americana and C. davurica, mivor differences were obtained from the 3 clustering methods. As to the character variations among different populations within a taxon, they are slight in C. soldanella and C. sepium var. americana, but remarkable in C. hederacae and C. davurica.

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Morphological Characteristics and Principal Component Analysis of Plums (자두의 형태적 특성과 주성분 분석에 의한 품종군 분류)

  • Chung, Kyeong-Ho
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 1999
  • To examine taxonomic relationships among 53 plums derived from Prunus cerasifera, P. domestica, and P. salicina, principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis on 27 morphological characters were conducted. Of 27 characters, leaf size, leaf shape, and leaf hair were useful characters for plum identification and understanding of taxonomic relationships among them. Leaf length, petiole length, number of leaf nectaries, leaf shape, leaf base, and date of full blooming showed the clear differences between P. salicina group and P. domestica group. Results of cluster analysis using scores of the first three principal components indicated that 53 plums could be grouped into P. salicina-P. cerasifera, P. domestica, and P. spinosa phenon at 1.0 of average distance in UPGMA. Although PCA was useful for rough classification of plums, much more characters were needed for the exact classification.

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