• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.168-181
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• 2019

Two cirolanid isopods, Eurydice longiantennata Nunomura and Ikehara, 1985 and Metacirolana japonica (Hansen, 1890), are newly reported based on the materials collected from the subtidal zone around Jeju Island. Eurydice longiantennata can be distinguishable from its congeners by the following features: body length is 5 mm; antennule is not extending beyond the cephalon; flagellum of the antenna is consisted of 31 flagellar articles; and pleotelson has eleven teeth and twelve setae distally. Metacirolana japonica is distinguished from its related species by the following characteristics: body is not ornament; pleonite 1 is entirely visible dorsally in male; pleotelson is gradually tapering distally; and uropodal rami have serrate margins.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.354-357
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• 2021

In Korean waters, the cirolanid isopod, Eurydice longiantennata Nunomura and Ikehara, 1985 has been reported only from the subtidal zone of Jeju island. We obtained the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences of this species and determined the DNA barcoding data of E. longiantennata based on a genetic comparison of E. longiantennata and its congeners. The intra-specific genetic distance between the three COI sequences of E. longiantennata ranged from 0 to 0.6%. The inter-specific distances between E. longiantennata and other cirolanid isopods ranged from 24 to 33.2%. In this study, we provided the DNA information of E. longiantennata with a morphological diagnosis and images of the species.