The genus Chroomonas is a group of blue-green colored cryptomonads. This study describes two freshwater Chroomonas species for the first time in South Korea: Chroomonas nordstedtii Hansgirg and Chroomonas coerulea (Geitler) Skuja. We examined the morphology and ultrastructure of these species by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. These two Chroomonas species were blue-green colored and ovate to oval-shaped. Chroomonas nordstedtii was characterized by two Maupas ovals with hexagonal periplast plates, whereas C. coerulea was characterized by one eyespot with rectangular periplast plates. A molecular phylogeny with data from nuclear SSU rRNA and chloroplast rbcL genes revealed that Korean C. nordstedtii formed a distinct clade with NIES-708, NIES-1004 from Japan, and UTEX 2779 from Colorado, USA, while C. coerulea formed a clade with ACOI 1366 from Portugal.
Cyanobium is a genus of picoprokaryotic cyanophytes, which includes species worldwide. The present study investigated the morphology, ultrastructure, and molecular phylogeny of the unrecorded genus Cyanobium Rippka & Cohen-Bazire 1983 and species Cyanobium gracile Rippka & Cohen-Bazire 1983. A C. gracile culture from a freshwater sample collected from the Adongji pond was established by singlecell isolation. Morphological data were analyzed using light and transmission electron microscopy. C. gracile lives as solitary cells without gelatinous envelopes and is ovate, oval, or shortly rod-shaped. Thylakoids are laid along the cell walls, with three thylakoid membranes parallel to each other. Nucleoplasm was observed in the center of the cell. Molecular phylogeny performed with data from 16S small subunit ribosomal DNA gene (SSU rDNA) sequences showed that the three strains of C. gracile, including the type strain (PCC6307) and a newly recorded strain (Adong101619), formed a distinct clade with a high supporting value (maximum-likelihood=100, pp=1.00). Based on morphology and molecular data, we report the newly recorded C. gracile in Korea.
The Genus Eugahania Mercet belongs to the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), containing 8 species in the world. They are mostly parasitoids on the nymphs of leafhoppers (Hemiptera). Until now, Eugahania have been barely studied in the world. In this study, the genus Eugahanua is reported for the first time from Korea including two new records. A key to the species, and diagnoses and photographs for each species are provided.
Cylapine plant bug, Bothriomiris gotohi Yasunaga, 2000 and Peritropis advena Kerzhner, 1972 is reported from Korean peninsula for the first time. Morphological diagnosis for the genus is provided with dorsal habitus, female and male genital structure of Korean Cylapinae species. Also, keys to genera and to species of Korean Cylapinae provided for proper identification.
A study describing unrecorded and taxonomically undescribed indigenous species is in progress since 2006. Samples were collected from many sites in coastal waters and offshore of Korea as well as from Jeju Island. Since 2008, we have found ten unrecorded species of four genera belonging to family Dinophysaceae, Gonyaulacaceae, Gymnodiniaceae, and Heterocapsaceae. The species are as follows, Dinophysis elongata (2016 winter), D. nasuta (2016 winter), Gonyaulax alaskensis (2016 winter), G. diegensis (2017), G. monospina (2008), Amphidinium flagellans (2017), Heterocapsa circularisquama (2017), H. horiguchii (2017), H. lanceolata (2017), and H. pygmaea (2017) (note; The numbers in the parenthesis refer to the year in which the species was reported as unrecorded indigenous species by National Institute of Biological Resources, NIBR hereafter). Among them, seven species were described as newly recorded species in Korean waters, and three have been re-described in this study.
남해 중앙부의 가막만 입구해역에 설치된 sediment trap의 와편모조 시스트 및 시스트에서 발아된 유영세포에서 국내 미기록 와편모조 시스트 9종을 관찰하였기에 형태적 특징을 고찰하였다. 미기록 와편모조 시스트는 모두 종속영양종으로 와편모조문 (Dinophyta), 와편모조강 (Dinophyceae), 페리디니움목 (Peridiniales)에 속하였다. 미기록 종은 Brigantedinium majusculum (Protoperidinium sinuosum), cyst of Diplopsalis lebourae, cyst of Protoperidinium excentricum, cyst of Pt. sp. cf. nudum, cyst of Pt. obtusum, cyst of Pt. ventricum, cyst of Protoperidinium sp.1, cyst of Protoperidinium sp.2 및 미동정된 cyst of Peridinales 등이었다.
An investigation focusing on the unrecorded and taxonomically undescribed indigenous has been done since 2006. Samples were collected from various sites in the coastal and offshore waters of Korea as well as around Jeju Island. Since 2008, 16 unrecorded species belonging to the family Gymnodiniaceae have been found. The species were as follows: Amphidinium thermaeum (2015), Cochlodinium convolutum (2015), C. strangulatum (2015), Gymnodinium abbreviatum (valid name: G. gracile), G. arenicola (2015), G. gracile (2015), G. dorsalisulcum (2015), G. microreticulatum (2014), G. micrum (2016) (valid name: Karlodinium micrum), G. pyrenoidosum (2016), G. simplex (2015), G. veneficum (2016) (valid name: Karlodinium veneficum), Gyrodinium aureum (2015), G. fusiforme (2015), G. dominans (2014), and Nusuttodinium latum (2016) (valid name: Amphidinium latum). (The numbers in parentheses refer to the year that the species was found). These species were newly recorded in Korean waters in this study.
The order Prorocentales currently includes two genera Prorocentrum Ehrenberg and Mesoporos Lillick. The Prorocentrum genus is a predominant group throughout the year found in Korean waters. To date, the Prorocentrum genus includes 31 species and the Mesoporos genus has only one species in Korean waters. In this study, we identified one Mesoporos species and three Prorocentrum species around a coast of Jeju Island, and described them as newly recorded species in Korean waters.
A study searching for unrecorded and taxonomically undescribed indigenous species has been conducted since 2006. Samples were collected from many sites in coastal waters and offshore in Korea as well as around Jeju Island. Since 2008 we have found 13 unrecorded species belonging to family Diplopsaliaceae, Heterocapsaceae, Kolkwitziellaceae, Protoperidiniaceae and Thoracosphaeraceae. The species are as follows, Preperidinium meunieri (2014), Heterocapsa ovata (2015), H. pseudotriquetra (2015), Diplopsalis lenticula (2008), Protoperidinium abei (2009), P. diabolus var. longipes (2010), P. depressum (synonym: P. parallelum (2008)), P. latispinum (2016), P. punctulatum (2010), P. solidicorne (synonym: P. spinosum (2010)), P. subpyriforme (2010), P. pacificum (2013), Scrippsiella hexapraecingula (2009) (note; The numbers in parenthesis refer to the year that the species was reported as unrecorded indigenous species by National Institute of Biological Resources, NIBR hereafter). Among these, 5 species were described as newly recorded species in Korean waters, and 8 were re-described in this study.
In this paper, two species of Mirine plant bug, Polymerus amurensis Kerzhner, 1988 and Rhabdomiris striatellus Fabricus, 1794 are newly recorded from Korean peninsula. The dorsal habitus and genital structure of each species were provided. Also, figure of related species, P. pekinensis Horvath, 1901 and R. pulcherrimus Lindberg, 1934 were also documented to aid in the identifications of newly recorded species respectively.
The bdelloids collected from various terrestrial habitats such as mosses, lichens, mushrooms on tree trunks, leaf litter and soil at four different locations in Korea were investigated. Five bdelloids new to Korea were identified: Macrotrachella inermis Donner, 1965, Macrotrachela magna Schulte, 1954, Macrotrachela oblita Donner, 1949, Habrotrocha eremita (Bryce, 1894) and Habrotrocha schultei Donner, 1965. All these rotifers except M. inermis are new to Asia as well. Remarkably, these five Korean new records included four rare species with poorly known distributions. M. magna and H. schultei are recorded outside their type localities for the first time. M. oblita has been reported only from five European countries, and M. inermis has been known from three European countries and Eastern Turkey before the present study. The taxonomy and distribution of each rare bdelloid are discussed here.
The oligochaete worms in the genus Nais are common to freshwater habitats. These worms have a highly-developed prostomium and pigmented eye spots. All species have hair chaetae, bifid or single pointed needle chaetae on the dorsal side and ventral chaetae beginning in II with bifid crotchets. Most species of Nais genus live in areas where bottom is covered by sand, gravel or organic matter in aquatic plants. Currently, 26 species of Nais have been recorded worldwide. From the recent faunal studies, 3 species of Nais have been newly reported in Korea. Here, we newly report 6 species of Nais with diagnosis, illustrations and identification keys to Korean Nais species: N. behningi, N. pseudobtusa, N. simplex, N. bretscheri, N. stolci and N. elinguis.
Aquatic oligochaetes were investigated from a small amount of sediment sampled from the Jung-nang Stream, an urban stream in Seoul, Korea, in November 2012. Sorted oligochaetes were observed under alight microscope in a drop of carbonated water, and then preserved in 70% ethanol. Some specimens were slidemounted using glycerin and Eupharal. As a result, the following 12 species were identified including 8 newKorean records, Bothrioneurum vejdoskyanumStolc, Branchiodrilus hortensis(Stephenson), ChaetogastercristalinusVejdosky, Nais communisPiguet, Nais pardalisPiguet, Dero obtusad’Udekem, PiguetielladenticulataLiang, and Haemonais waldvogeli Brescher and 4 additional known species, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteriCleparéde, Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, Chaetogaster diastrophus(Gruithuisen), and Stylaria fossularisLeidy.This study shows how freshwater oligochaetes are diverse even in urban streams in Korea, if a propersamplingand examining method is employed.
A new species, Mataeomera esbiahni, sp. nov., is described, and three species; Koyaga virescens (Sugi), Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval), Orthosia nigromaculata (H<TEX>$\"{o}}$</TEX>ne), are reported for the first time from Korea, with illustrations of their genitalia.
Atolmis rubricollis (L.) and Arctia flavia (Fuessly) are reported for the first time from the Korean Peninsula. Three unknown species from 5. Korea, Diacrisia irene (B.) Hyphoraia aulica (L.), and Parasemin plantaginis (L.) are discovered from N. Korea. Colour photos of adults and genitalia are provided.
농업기술연구소, 임업연구원, 강원대학교 곤충계통분류연구센터, 경상대학교 생물과에 소장된 밤나방과 표본을 공정한 결과 확인된 "Quadrifinaee" (Euteliinae, Sarrothripinae, Chloephorinae, Plusiinae, Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypenodinae, Rivulinae and Hypeninae)에 속하는 한국 미기록종을 24종을 보고한다. 이중 12종은 일본에서만 기록이 있우나, 아시아 내륙에서는 처음 기록된다.