• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.145-160
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• 2018

The Paguroidea is an important group in terms of marine biodiversity. In Korea, paguroids have been studied by many taxonomists and recently we conducted comprehensive taxonomic studies on hermit crabs from the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. As a result, a checklist of 61 species of Paguroidea in South Korean water with their geographical distribution was prepared. Remarks on taxonomy, geographical distribution, and the Korean scientific names of each applicable species were also provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.129-133
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• 2008

A pagurid crab carrying half of a bivalve shell was collected from Jejudo Island and identified as Porcellanopagurus nihonkaiensis. A diagnosis with illustrations of this specimen is presented. Although, Komai and Takeda (2006) reported this species as rare and known only from Japan, its range is now extended to Korean waters. At present, it is the only species of the genus Porcellanopagurus represented in Korean waters.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.182-185
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• 2019

In this study, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I(COI) sequences of 17 individuals from six Korean diogenid species(i.e., 2 Areopaguristes japonicus, 4 A. nigroapiculus, 3 Paguristes digitalis, 4 P. ortmanni, 3 Diogenes edwardsii, and 1 Ciliopagurus kempfi) were determined and analyzed. The DNA barcoding results of this study were consistent with the morphological identification of these six species. Interspecific variations of COI sequences within six Korean diogenid species exceeded the minimum interspecific variation of diogenid hermit crabs in previous studies. Little intraspecific variation exists except for P. digitalis. This study should facilitate further molecular taxonomy of East Asian diogenids.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.391-395
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• 2020

This study reports the pagurid hermit crab Porcellanopagurus japonicus in Korean waters for the first time. This species has a right cheliped larger than the left one, reduced and globular abdomen, and symmetrical uropods. Porcellanopagurus japonicus is similar to P. nihonkaiensis, a previously reported congeneric species in Korea, but also has distinguished morphological and ecological characters. There are currently issues with the Korean scientific name for P. japonicus, we suggest a reasonable Korean scientific name of this organism with its etymology. In addition, this species inhabits bivalve shells, which is not a typical habitat for hermit crabs, and the unique habitats of this and several other Korean hermit crabs are reviewed.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2016

We studied the ectosymbionts associating with the sea anemone Stichodactyla gigantea at Kosrae, Micronesia. Ectosymbionts of seven species associated with 60.7% of S. gigantea (n=28), with a mean of 2.4 per anemone and 3.9 per occupied anemone. Anemones hosting one or more ectosymbionts did not differ significantly in size from anemones lacking ectosymbionts and there was no significant correlation between anemone size and the number of ectosymbionts. Of 67 ectosymbionts observed, the sea cucumber Stichopus vastus comprised 23.9%, followed by the shrimp Thor amboinensis (20.9%), unidentified hermit crabs (Paguroidea; 20.9%), the cardinalfish Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus (20.9%), the shrimp Periclimenes brevicarpalis (9.0%), the sea cucumber Holothuria hilla (3.0%), and an unidentified brachyuran crab (1.5%). This study documents the first records of S. vastus, H. hilla, and O. novemfasciatus associating with S. gigantea, and the first locality records of S. gigantea, T. amboinensis, P. brevicarpalis, and S. vastus for Kosrae. Because humans often harvest S. gigantea for food at Kosrae, we recommend protecting the symbiotic assemblage of S. gigantea by establishing a sustainable system of harvesting.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2019

2017년 7월부터 2018년 6월까지 서해연안에서 채집된 대구 407개체의 위내용물 조성을 조사하였다. 대구의 전장은 30.4~86.0 cm의 범위를 보였으며, 어류가 가장 우점한 먹이생물 분류군으로 나타났다. 어류 다음으로 새우류가 우점하였고 이 가운데 마루자주새우가 큰 비중을 차지하였다. 그 외 집게류, 바다곤쟁이류, 두족류 등이 낮은 비율로 섭식되었다. 전장 40 cm 이하의 대구에서는 새우류의 비율은 높게 나타난 반면 그 이상의 전장에서는 새우류의 섭식비율보다 어류의 섭식비율이 높게 나타났다. 그리고 계절별, 분류군별 비율은 춘계, 추계 및 동계에서는 어류의 비율이 높고 하계에서는 새우류의 비율이 높게 나타났다.