• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.223-235
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• 1995

Comparative studies on external morphology and anatomical characters were conducted understand the interspecific relationships and possibly to identify the position of Hanabusaya asiatica as an endemic genus among 4 genera and 9 species in H. asiatica and its allied groups. Such morphological characteristics as root shape, leaf size, presence or absence of wings in petiole, corolla and calyx shape, and inflorescence and stigma shape were useful qualitative characters. The morphology of stem, peduncle, calyx lobe, leaf, petiole, and ovary were also good characters to be included in this identification study. In the anatomical observations in these organs, projecting degree of epidermis and number of projecting area rather than cross-sectioned internal structures were found to be valuable index for the classification among species. External morphology and anatomical characters support the position of H. asiatica as an endemic genus very well. Known as the most important external characters to taxonomists(Fedorov, 1957: Nakai, 1952: Hong, 1983), leaf arrangement, inflorescence, and corolla shape were also preven to be very useful characters to identify the genera and species in the H. asiatica and its allied groups.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2012

To clarify the morphological variations of Galium, its morphological characteristics were examined using maximum parsimony analysis. The key characteristics as well as the range of variation in each characteristic were investigated at the species level and were employed to elucidate the relationships between the taxa. This study confirmed that species belonging to genus Galium formed a monophyletic group and comprised two main clades. Sect. Cymogaliae and sect. Leptogalium are polyphyly groups, and other sections are monophyletic group. This study also suggests that the fruit hairs, the types of petal apexes, and the colors of the petals are the most valuable taxonomic characteristics for differentiating different sections. The numbers of the leaves and leaf shape provide useful taxonomic characteristics for the identification of different species.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.11-25
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• 1999

Two problematic subgenera of Tomoceridae (Collembola, Insecta) were investigated for their phylogenetic relationships based on morphological characters and allozyme study from three relevant species. Different dendrograms were obtained obtained between morphological and allozyme studies. The morphological data did not give rise to any result distinctive enough to separate the two subgenera whereas the allozyme analysis produced a clear separation by the high genetic distance value. They were consistent, however, whether given rise to by using distance or cladistic methods and also whether character weighting or unweighting approaches employed in the morphological character analysis. As a consequence, it is strongly suggested that any prominent morphological trait might work as a good taxonomical character when supported by a strong genetic divergence as evidenced by allozyme analysis for instance.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.35-35
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• 2019

현호색속은 양귀비과에 속하는 분류군으로서 전 세계에 약 450분류군이 분포하며 한국에는 25분류군이 분포한다. 20분류군의 한국산 현호색속 식물을 대상으로 화부 형태, 밀선의 형태, 밀선의 부착 위치를 비교 분석하였다. 현호색속 식물의 꽃은 좌우대칭하며 외화판의 거(spur)에 위치한 밀선을 갖는데 밀선의 위치, 형태 등은 현호색속의 분류체계를 반영하는 중요한 형질로 판단된다. 관찰결과 현호색절과 가는괴불주머니절의 밀선은 거(spur)의 1/3~2/3 정도 까지 신장되며 신장부는 매우 가늘지만 선단부에서는 다소 부푼 후 뾰족해지고 아래쪽으로 굽으며 분비조직이 위치하고 있는 부분은 녹색, 신장부는 횐색을 띠었다. 들현호색절에서는 거(spur)의 중간 정도에 위치한다. 기부는 두껍고 화색과 같은색을 띠지만 끝부분은 가늘고 굽지 않으며 흰색을 띤다. 자주괴불주머니절의 밀선은 거의 신장되지 않고 주걱형이며 노란색을 띠었다. 산괴불주머니절에서는 거(spur)의 3/4까지 신장되며 선단부는 뾰족하고 녹색을 띠며 아래로 굽는다. 밀선의 형태는 거(spur)의 형태와 관련이 있다. 거(spur)가 주머니처럼 부푸는 절에서 밀선분비조직의 뚜렷한 발달이 관찰되고 거(spur) 안에 분비된 화밀을 저장한다. 비록 현호색절과 산괴불주머니절이 서로 밀접한 계통을 갖지는 않지만 이들이 공유하는 밀선의 형태는 거(spur) 형태의 유사성에서 기인한 것으로 보인다. 한국산 현호색속 밀선의 형질진화 분석을 위하여 mesquite을 이용하여 ancestral reconstruction를 수행하였다. 밀선의 형질진화는 한국산 현호색속 5절의 계통진화를 반영하였다. 현호색속의 화부형질은 매우 복잡하고 다양한 방향으로 진화한 것으로 보이며 이를 이해하기 위해서는 다양한 화부형질의 종합적인 검토가 필요하다. 이번 연구에서 확인된 화부구조와 분비조직의 형질은 현호색속의 계통진화를 잘 반영하고 있었으며 향후 분비조직의 해부형질, 미세형질 등의 추가연구를 통하여 현호색속의 계통연구를 위한 새로운 분류학적 가치를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.265-288
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• 1991

한국산 털보톡토기과(Collembola, Insecta)의 계통유연관계를 알아보기 위해 이 과에 속하는 3개속(Sinella, Entomobrya, Homidia)의 6종과 가시톡토기과의 1종(Tomocerus kinoshitai)에 대하여 모서식과 형태적 조사 외에 전기영동을 이용한 효소분석을 시리시하였다. 이들 모든 조사에서 32개의 형태형질과 33개의 모서식형질 및 80개의 효소유전자 형질을 얻어 분지분석하였는데, 이중 효소유전자에 대해서는 UPGMA방법도 적용하였다. 이러한 분석 결과 다양한 분지도를 얻었으나, Homidia종들은 언제나 두 개의 무리로 분리되었으며, Homidia munda의 두 아종이 가장 유연관계가 높았다. 반면에 Homidia koreana의 두 개체군은 다소 분리되어 같은 종으로 보기 의심스럽다는 소견을 얻었다. 또한 형태형질분석으로 얻은 계통수에서 가시톡토기과의 Tomocerus종이 털보톡토기과의 속들 사이에 끼어들어 나타나는데 이것은 형질에 따라 비중을 달리두는 평가방법이 아니기 때문에 나타난 것으로 추측된다. 본 연구 결과 대체로 외부형질과 모서식, 그리고 효소유전자의 세가지 유형의 형질들을 종합 분석할 때 도출되는 계통수가 자연분류에 가장 가까운 근연성을 보이는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.380-390
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• 2015

The morphological characters were observed in six taxa in the genus Dioscorea of Korea (D. polystachya, D. japonica, D. nipponica, D. quinqueloba, D. tenuipes, and D. dokoro). The underground structure and the formation of bulbil were useful characters for separating sect. Enanatiophyllum from sect. Stenophora. The important characters for discriminating taxonomic entities were as follows: the position of the anther and the shape of the pistil in the microstructural characters, including the protuberance of the base of the petiole, the shape and color of the flower, the shape of the fruit, and the shape of the seed wing. Based on the results, a key to Korean Dioscorea is provided and the distribution of these species in Korea is described.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.145-152
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• 2010

The external morphological characters of the Korean Oldenlandia were reviewed, and numerical analysis of 25 quantitative characters carried out to evaluate the delimitation of the taxa. Among the qualitative characters, the leaf shape, inflorescence, pilose of insde corolla, expansion of capsule apex, and seed shape were used to delimit 5 species of Korean Oldenlandia. As the result of principal component analysis of quantitative characters, O. corymbosa, O. hirsuta and O. strigulosa were evidently separated on a two-dimensional plot by PC1 and PC2, and O. brachypoda and O. diffusa slightly overlapped. However, O. brachypoda was distinctly delimited from O. diffusa by the shape of calyx lobe, the lengths of pedicel, filament and stigma. Also each of those two species was in a group of its own by cluster analysis.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.197-208
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• 2004

Five commercially valuable Korean Veneroid, Protothaca jedoensis, Ruditapes philippinarum, Saxidomus purpuratus, Cyclina sinensis and Meretrix lusoria were recognized by comparing internal and external morphological characters. As length of the primary tooth was directly grown proportional to shell size but all other characters were not measured according to size of shell. Hence, the morphological characters of these Veneroids may be estimated from the size of the unique primary tooth and it might be enough to be a good criterion for identification of species among Veneriods. Numerical index of hinge plate length of these species was assessed systematically, irrespective of measuring the length, height and width of the shell. The highest internal and external morphological similarity was observed between P. jedoensis and R. philippinarum and the lowest similarity was observed between P. jedoensis and M. lusoria. These similarities may be affected by multiple environmental factors as well as genetic characters. For artificial seed production of P. jedoensis, R. philppinarum, a closest relative among the five species, must be focussed.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.324-339
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• 1999

Morphological reinvestigation, external characters and discriminant functional analysis(44 qualitative characters) were examined on 6 taxa of Korean Ophelia, including 5 taxa distributed in south Korea, and one taxon considered to be the variation type of Ophelia wilfordi in order to clarify the limit of intersection and interspecies. And to establish the taxonomic position. One taxon distributed in north Korea was included in the description of species by observation of herbarium specimen of the University of Tokyo in Japan. The two sections were successfully distinguished by internal structure of ovary, morphology of nectary, number of corolla lobe and calyx lobe, and species were also distinguished by morphology of cauline leaf, and color and spot of corolla, respectively. The variation type of Ophelia wilfordi was not distinguished with other species except for absent or present of purple spot in corolla lobe. The results of the discriminal functional analysis indicated that characters of corolla were the most important qualitative characters to distinguish the Ophelia taxa, and morphology of seed and seed coat was useful characters to distinguish taxa higher than species. Therefore the difficult problems of identification of species were successfully solved, and the taxonomic position in intrageneric level was clarified on Korean Ophelia.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.275-308
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• 2007

For 20 taxa of Korean Allium, including 16 species and 5 varieties, examined were morphological characters (i.e. sexuality, structure and shape of underground part, types and growing patterns of leaf and scape, and shapes of perianth, filament and pistil). The specialization and the evolutionary trends of taxonomic characters were inferred from morphological examination. Taxonomic relationships and system of Korean Allium were also studied. The characters showing evolutionary trends were the structure and shape of underground part including rhizome and bulb, leaf, scape, inflorescens, filament and ovary. It seemed that thin and short rhizome developed from thick and long one, and the membranous simple bulb tunic evolved into fibrous reticulate one. The presence of hyaline sheath in A. monanthum of sect. Microscordum was apomorphic. Both angular leaf blade with 2-rowed vascular bundle and flat blade with 1-rowed vascular bundle were developed from terete one with 2-rowed vascular bundle. The base of filament have differentiated from entire to toothed, and 2-ovuled ovary as well as erect scape before flowering was plesiomorphic type. In addition, sexuality, structure of underground part, the presence of hyaline sheath and cross-section structure of leaf were taxonomic characters with the level of the subgenus in this genus. Shape of rhizome, bulb, leaf, scape and pedicel discriminated each section from other ones in the subgenera easily. The shape and arrangement of perianth and filaments were the diagnostic characters for species level along with shape of ovary and stigma.