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A New Species of the Genus Caminus (Astroporida: Geodiidae) from Korea

  • Shim, Eun-Jung;Sim, Chung-Ja
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.208-211
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    • 2012
  • Caminus jejuensis n. sp was collected from depth of 20 m at Geomeunyeo, Seogwipo, Jejudo Island by a SCUBA diving from April 2004 to December 2008. This new species is similar to C. chinensis from China in the composition of spicules except for the spherasters and they differ in spicule size and growth form. This species has longer orthotriaenes and spherules, smaller sterrasters and oxyasters than those of C. chinensis. This species also has many spherasters in choanosome, but C. chinensis lacks. Morever, the new species is a massive shape with wrinkles, whereas C. chinensis is a club shape with smooth surface. Description and figures of the new species are provided.

A Taxonomic Study on the Marine Sponges in Korea: 4. Choristida (Geodiidae)

  • Sim, Chung-Ja
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1982
  • 본인은 축산, 울릉도, 충무, 제주도 등지에서 採集된 四放海綿類를 同定한 결과 다음과 같은 코리스티다해면류에 속하는 5種의 韓國未記錄種이 밝혀졌다. Geodia variospiculosa Thiele, Geodia japonica (Sollas), Geodia reniformis Thiele, Geodinella cylindrica (Thiele), Geodinella hyotania Tanita.

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