Feldmannia chitonicola is reported as a new record from Korea based on morphological studies in laboratory-cultured materials and molecular analyses. F. chitonicola is mainly characterized by a small size (1-2 mm), erect filaments mostly unbranched, plurilocular sporangia produced on both prostrate and laterally on the basal part of erect filaments, and 2 types (lanceolate and ovate) of sporangia. In our cultures, sporangia production was slower at 10°C than in 16°C and 20°C. Our molecular analyses of rbcL and cox1 genes supported its independence from other congeners reported for Korea. This is the first report of F. chitonicola for western Pacific.

Abstract
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
    1. Culture and Morphological studies
    2. Molecular study
RESULTS
    Culture studies
    Morphological observations
    Phylogenetic analysis
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES

• Jose Avila-Peltroche(Department of Life Science, Chosun University)
• Antony Otinga Oteng’o(Department of Life Science, Chosun University)
• So Young Jeong(Department of Life Science, Chosun University)
• Boo Yeon Won(Department of Life Science, Chosun University)
• Tae Oh Cho(Department of Life Science, Chosun University) Corresponding author