• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.104-115
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• 2015

This study was conducted during April-June in 2008 and 2010, following the Taean Oil Spill. We measured year-to-year changes in benthos species abundances and composition in 16 intertidal zone regions of Chungcheongnam-do. In total, 154 species were found 2008 and 134 in 2010; the mean abundance per area was $403ind./m^2$ and $242ind./m^2$, respectively. In 2008, the 10 dominant species included four species of arthropods, three species of annelids, and three species of mollusks. In 2010, dominant species included five species of annelids, three species of mollusks, one species of arthropods, and one other species. We used bray-curtis similarity to group species and found two groups in 2008 and five in 2010, complementing our NMDS analysis. Finally, we tested correlations between abiotic and biotic factors, and implemented a BIO-ENV analysis, which showed that sediment type, MZ (Phi), and organic content are important environmental factors affecting benthos in the Chung-nam tidal flats.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2015

Three new fungal species of the genus Mortierella, Mortierella zychae, Mortierella ambigua, and Mortierella indohii, have been reported in Korea. The fungi were encountered during a study on the fungal community of soil samples collected from different locations in Korea. The species were identified based on molecular and morphological analyses. This study presents detailed descriptions of the morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analysis of these three fungi. All three species were found to be sensitive to triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. M. zychae demonstrated the highest intensity of mycelial staining, indicating that this species has the highest potential to produce arachidonic acid of the three species. The staining results indicated that the newly recorded species could potentially be useful for arachidonic acid production.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.125-139
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• 1996

The relationships between environmental factors and the establishment and growth of oak seelings were studied in the greenhouse. The early seedling performances of three oak species (Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata, Quercus variabilis) were compared. Mean seed weight was the biggest in Q. variabilis, and the smallest in Q. serrata, and the germination rate was higher in Q. variabilis than in Q. mongolica and Q. serrata. The germination rate was significantly affected by seed weight class in Q. serrata, but not in Q. mongolica. Emergence of oak seedlings was similar in all three oak species, and especially the first leaf emergence increased about twenty days after germination. An experiment was designed using three environmental factors (light, soil moisture, fertilizer) to compare the response of the three oak species. Light and soil moisture significantly affected the seedling height growth of Q. variabilis, but the effect was marginal in Q. mongolica and Q. serrata. However, growth of seedling biomass was significant in all three oak species. In contrast, fertilizer did not affect seedling growth of any of the oak species. Q. variabilis is expected to grow well in large gaps because it is very sensitive and responds well to high light and high moisture conditions. Q. mongolica and Q. serrata are relatively tolerant to shade but may need gaps for the seelings to grow into saplings.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.484-488
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• 1992

Three species of Archaeogastropoda were found new to the fauna of Korea, and are described in this paper. These include Emarginulo crossicostato Sowerby, 1863, Collisello cassis (Eschscholtz, 18331, and Collonista umakusaensis Habe, 1950. As the result, the Korean marine Archaeogastropod fauna comprises 10 families, 67 species and 9 subspecies.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2019

A new species, Tritoma gangwonensis sp. nov., is described. Also three species - Rhodotritoma fitlva (Reitter, 1879), Triplax discicollis Lewis, 1887 and Triplax signaticollis Reitter, 1879 - are reported for the first time in Korea. A description and redescriptions for each species, photographs of adults and illustrations of diagnostic characters are provided.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.566-570
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• 2016

Three cheilostomatous bryozoan species collected from Gageodo Island of Korea in 1999, which are Chorizopora brongniartii (Audouin, 1826), Microporella marsupiata (Busk, 1860) and Celleporina costazii (Audouin, 1826), are newly added to the Korean fauna. The redescriptions of three species are provided with distributional data and detailed illustrations herein. As a result of this study, a total of 32 bryozoan species from Gageodo Island waters are now reported.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.277-280
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• 1979

Examining the polychactous annelids collected from Tongyeong Bay and Gwangyang Bay, I found three species which should be added in tile list as new to the polychaetous annelid fauna of Korea. In the present study three species are reported with morphological descriptions. Consquently, a total of 128 species of polychaetous annelids has been reported (Kamita and Sato, 1941; Paik, 1972, 1973a, 1973b; Rho and Song, 1974, 1975: Paik, 1975a, 1975b, 1976: Lee, 1976; Paik 1977, 1978, 1979a,1979b) in Korea.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.89-92
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• 1980

Examining polychaetous annelids collected from Chinhae Bay in the southeastern part of Korea, I found three species which should be added in the list as new to the polychaetous annelid fauna of Korea. In the present study three species are reported with morphological descriptions. Consquently, it totals 133 species of polychaetous annelids from Korea including those previously reported.

• 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.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.522-532
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• 2022

Gummy stem blight (GSB), a common and serious disease in cucurbits worldwide, is caused by three genetically distinct species: Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum (syn. Didymella bryoniae), S. citrulli, and S. caricae. In Korea, however, the three species of Stagonosporopsis have been barely characterized. In this study, 21 Stagonosporopsis isolates were recovered from watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and muskmelon (Cucumis melo) leaves and stem showing blight symptoms collected from 43 fields in Korea. Sequence analysis performed with an internal transcribed spacer region was not competent to differentiate the Stagonosporopsis isolates. On the contrary, analysis of β-tubulin (TUB) genes and three microsatellite markers, Db01, Db05, and Db06, successfully differentiated Stagonosporopsis isolates. Further sequence analysis identified two Stagonosporopsis species, S. citrulli and S. caricae, and one previously unknown species of Stagonosporopsis. Representative isolates from three species caused dark water-soaked lesions on the detached watermelon and muskmelon leaves with no significant differences in the aggressiveness. Our results indicate that the S. citrulli, S. caricae, and unknown Stagonosporopsis sp. are all causal agents of GSB for both watermelon and muskmelon. This is the first report of a new species and the population structure of Stagonosporopsis species causing GSB in Korea.