• The Korean Journal of Malacology
• /
• v.31 no.4
• /
• pp.299-305
• /
• 2015

These studies were conducted to compare the radulae of six species (Nordotis madaka, N. gigantea, N. discus discus, N. discus hannai, Sulculus diversicolor diversicolor, and S. diversicolor supertexta) of the family Haliotidae in Korea using the scanning electron microscope. As a result, teeth of all species has asymmetry rhipidoglossate form and basic tooth formula of six Haliotids was >50-5-1-5-50< (one central tooth, five lateral teeth, and over the 50 marginal teeth on each side). Therefore it is difficult that all of the species can be detected sharply the difference of interspecies by comparisons of radulae.

• Applied Microscopy
• /
• v.18 no.2
• /
• pp.132-140
• /
• 1988

The radulae of six species of bithyniid snails, Bithynia striatula, B. tentaculate, B. siamensis, B. leachi, Gabbia misella and G. australis, were observed by SEM. The radular formula of all the bithyniids studied was 2 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 2. The all teeth were multicuspid and the central teeth had numerous basal denticles. The mesocones of the central and lateral teeth were spade or arrow-head shape. The mesocones of the central teeth and the lateral teeth of B. leachi, G. misella and G. australis were slightly larger than the other cusps in contrast of those of the other species. Number of cusp was varied by the specimen and the species.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
• /
• v.14 no.1
• /
• pp.41-50
• /
• 1998

국내에 서식하는 담수 유폐류중 기안목(Bawom-matophora)중 물달팽이과(Lymnaeidae)에 속하는 물달팽이(Radix auricularia coreana)와 애기물달팽이(Austropeplea ollula), 왼돌이물달팽이과 (Physidae)(Physella) acuta), 또아리물달팽이과(Planorbidae)에 속하는 3종, 또아리물달팽이(Gyralus convexiusculus), 수정또아리물달팽이(Hippeutis cantori), 배꼽또아리 물달팽이(Segmentina hemisphaerula)의 치설을 주사전자현미경(SEM; HITACHI S-570)을 이용해서 관찰하였다. 물달팽이의 치설의 총열순느 61열로 관찰되었는데, 또아리물달팽이과의 치설과는 달리 측치에 비해서 방당히 작은 중치를 가지고 있었으며, 연치는 제 10열에서 시작되었다. 애기물달팽이의 치설의 총열수는 65열로 관찰되었는데, 물달팽이와 비슷하게 측치에 비해서 상당히 작은 중치를 가지고 있었으며, cone이 한 개인대칭형 구조를 하고 있었다. 왼돌이물달팽이의 치설의 총수는 평균 173열로 관찰되었다. 전반적으로 측치와 연치를 구별할 수가 없없으며 치열의 끝으로 갈수록 cone의 길이만 달라져 뭉툭해졌다. 다른 5종과는 달리 치열의 방향이 ∧-shape(↙↘)으로써 LM적인 형태는 또아리물달팽이와 비슷한 것으로 관찰되었다. 또아리물달팽이 치설의 총열수는 35열로, 측지와 연치가 명확하게 구분되어 관찰되었으며, 측치와 연치의 구분이 명확하지 않은 것으로 관찰되었다. 배꼽또아리물달팽이 치설의 총열수는 43열로 관찰되었으며 수정또아리물달팽이와 마찬가지로 측치와 연치의 구분이 명확하지 않은 것으로 관찰되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
• /
• v.31 no.1
• /
• pp.49-59
• /
• 2015

Eight species of the family Bithyniidae, Bithynia striatula, B. tentaculata, B. siamensis, B. leachi, B. kiusiuensis, B. misella, Bithynia sp. from Nepal, and Gabbia australis were studied for comparison of the radula structure by scanning electron microscope. Radular ribbons of B. siamensis and B. leachi had 60-70 rows, and the other species had 40-50 rows. Teeth of all species studied had symmetrical structure, i.e. a total of seven teeth (one central tooth, and one lateral and two pairs of marginal teeth on each side) in each row were observed. The basic tooth formula of eight bithyniids was 2:1:1:1:2. Numbers and shapes of cusps were slightly differ from individuals or species. The mesocone of the central tooth of B. striatula, B. tentaculata, B. siamensis and Bithynia sp. differed from those of the other species observed.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
• /
• v.1 no.1
• /
• pp.24-50
• /
• 1985

Five different populations of Parafossarulus manchouricus (Chongpyung, Chinju and Kunsan, Korea; and Japan and Taiwan), a population of Bitbynia (Gabbia) misella (Gongju, Korea) and two different populations of Bithynta tentaculata (Michigan, U.S.A. and Bodensee, Germany) were compared in regard to eff-laying characteristics, morphology, chromosome cytology, natural infections of parasites and ecology of habitats. A satisfactory culture method was devised for laboratory rearing of the snails. Tropical fish food (Terra SML) and powdered green leaves (Ceralife) were used as the main food sources for the snails. Benthic diatoms such as Navicula and Gomphonema from the periphyton were also essential for satisfactory growth, especially for the baby snails. The aquaria were stabilized with small stones from a local stream. Young P. manchouricus snails grew to adult size in about 54 days after hatching. They laid eggs 150-156 days after hatching. The whole cycle (birth to egg-laying) took approximately 5 months. The three species of bithyniid snails are iteroparous and lay eggs once a year. There were no major morphological differences in the shells of genera or subgenera studied here. They did exhibit the following rather minor differences. The shell of Parafossarulus has spirally raised ridges, and its apex is usually eroded; the other two genera lack these characteristics. The shell of B. (Gabbia) misella is small, nor exceeding 7.5 mm in length, while the shells of the other two species are larger, being more than 10 mm in length. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the protoconch of P. manchouricus reveals nearly smooth sculpture with small, low, spiral wrinkles. This sculpture is quite different from that of the Hydrobiidae, a family to which the bithyniids are frequently assigned. Scanning electron microscopy of the radulae of the three bithyniid species showed that their radular morphologies are very similar, but there are some small differences, which may be species-specific. There were some statistical differences in shell heights between the Korean and the other populations of P. manchouricus, and between this species and the other two bithyniids as well. The shell differences between the several populations of Korean P. manchouricus may be related to environment. Edtails of the chromosome cycle of these bithyniid snails are similar to those reported for other snails. No specific differences were observed in the chromosome cycle between the various species and populations of snails employed in this study. Reporred for the first time in molluscs are two darkly stained "nucleolar organizers" during pachyterne stages of meiosis. Two different chromosome numbers were observed in the three bithyniid species: n=17 in B. tentaculata and P. manchouricus, and n=18 in B. (G.) misella. no sex chromosomes or supernumerary chromosomes were seen. There were no morphological differences in karyotypes of three Korean strains of P. manchouricus. The infection rates of cercariae of Clonorchis sinensis in Chinju and Kunsan strains of P. manchouricus were 0.14% and 1.25%, respectively. However, Clonorchis cercariae were found in Chongpyung strain of P. manchouriceu and Gongju strain of B. (G.) misella. The habitats of P. manchouricus around Jinyang Lake were relatively clean without any heavy pollution of aquatic microorganisms and organic materials during the period of this study. The levels of dissolved oxygen (D.O.) and biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.) of the water specimens sampled from the study areas ranged from 6.0 to 9.6 ppm and from 0.4 to 1.6 ppm, respectively. Eight metalic constituents from the water samples were also assayed, and all metalic ions detercted were remarkably low below the legal criteria. However, calcium ion in the water samples from the habitats of P. manchouricus was considerably higher than others.