• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.22 no.1 s.35
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• pp.23-26
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• 2006

Morphological differences were studied using the analysis of variance between various partial length and shell length of three populations of Saxidomus purpuratus on the Korean waters. The Relative growth equations, that is, SH-SL, SW-SL, TW-SL of S. purpuratus by sex were estimated. The analysis of variance of four morphological characters proved that each population has no sexual differences (p>0.01). But the three populations are significantly different in morphological characters (p<0.01).

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.29-40
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• 1992

한국 해산 중복족류에 대한 분류학적 연구의 일환으로 1971년 9월부터 1991년 10월까지 전국 해안 34개 지점으로부터 채집된 나사고둥 상과, 배고둥 상과, 개도지 상과, 위고둥 상과에 속하는 표본들을 대상으로 동정, 분류한 결과 다음와 같은 9종의 한국 미기록종을 얻었기에 도판과함께 디들 종을 새로이 재기재하였다: Kuuosiola fascialis (Menke, 1828), Neohaustator andenensis (Otuka, 1934), Iphinoe unicarinatus(Broderip & Sowerby, 1829), Turritropis turrita Habe, 1962, Calyptraea morbida(Broderip & sowerby, 1829)Turritropis turrita Habe, 1962, Calyptraea morbida(Reeve, 1859), Crepidula onyx (Sowerby, 1824), Primovula frumentum (Sowerby, 1828), Erosaria helvora(Linne, 1758), Reticutriton tenuiliratus(Lissschke, 1873).

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-20
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• 1992

A study on the seasonal changes of the benthic macroinvertebrate community was performed on the intertidal rocky shores ao eastern coast of Cheju island and U-do throughout four seasons from october 1991 to August 1992. The macroinvertebrates were composed of 10 phyla, 18 classes, 39 orders, 94 families and 201 species. the number of speecies were 183 in summer, 147 in autumn, 138 in spring and 94 in winter, respectively. The total wpecies collected throuhout the study period were 193 species in U-do and 151 species in the eastern coast of Cheju Island. Nodilittorina exigua was the most dominant species in all seasons, followed by Monodonta neritoides in spring, autumn and winter, and pollicipes mitella in summer. U-do was higher in species diversity and richness and lower in evenness than the eastern coast. Species diversity and richness were higher in summer than any other seasons in lower intertidal zones. Community dominance indices, however, were significantly higher in upper intertidal zones than in lower intertidal zones.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.52-60
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• 1992

Clams were collected from mouth part of Mangeong Gang(river) of which heavy metals were heavily contaminated. Scapharca subcrenata, one of the clams, were fed to mice for 1-2 months with regular food stuffs. Eventhough difference of body weight was recognized between the experimental group and normal diat group, accumulation of heavy metals examined, cadmium was found 1.16 $\mu\textrm{g}$/gm in liver, 3.31 $\mu\textrm{g}$/gm in kidney and 0.21 $\mu\textrm{g}$/gm in blood of experimental group at 60th day, whereas 0.14 $\mu\textrm{g}$/gm, 0.35$\mu\textrm{g}$/gm and 0$\mu\textrm{g}$/gm respectively in normal diet group ate tje same period. No specific histo pathological finding was found in brain and kidney, although slighr fatty change and focal necrosis were found in liver tissues of the experimental group in second month.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.91-97
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• 2011

This study examines the morphological features of larval and postlarval shells of the paedomorphic bivalve Crenella decussata Montagu, 1808 from the Sea of Japan. During the early morphogenesis of the shell of C. decussata the following characteristics appear: prodissoconch I -the anterior and posterior provincular teeth, a broad primary ligament pit located on the chondrophore; nepioconch - the anterior and posterior juvenile teeth,primary lateral teeth, fine commarginal and radial sculpture. Larvae of C. decussata distinctly differ from other mytilid larvae by a D-shaped shell, absence of umbo, astraight hinge margin, and homogeneous fine-grained sculpture without co-marginal lines of growth. These shell characters indicate lecithotrophic development of this species. Some morphostructures are revealed which might be used in crenellin taxonomy.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.171-177
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• 2010

We examined physiological responses related to the survival, oxygen consumption and filtration rate of the blood cockle, Tegillaarca granosa as a result of salinity changes. The 44-day $LS_{50}$ (median lethal salinity) at $10^{\circ}C$ for adult and juvenile was 15.8 (confidence limits 13.5-18.2 psu) and 16.2 (confidence limits 14.1-18.4 psu) psu respectively, whereas the 11-day $LS_{50}$ at $25^{\circ}C$ for adult and juvenile was 16.8 psu (confidence limits 12.9-21.2 psu) and 22.4 (confidence limits 20.5-24.7 psu) psu respictively. In conditions of decreasing salinity, Oxygen consumption and filtration rates decreased or varied irregularly as salinity decreased. The results of this study could prove important in investigating causes of mass mortality and managing shellfish aquaculture farms.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.165-168
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• 2014

Shell of oyster has a function of shelter from predator as well as growth potential. We investigated the physicochemical characteristics of oyster shells from three difference oyster farms. The shells from Wando waters characterized high stability of nanostructure, ticker nacreous layer, high thermal decomposition temperature and low content of sulphur as well. These results represent that Wando coast is pristine water for oyster farming.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.16 no.1_2
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• pp.55-60
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• 2000

Molluscan drugs have been traditionally used as a folk medicine mainly in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Medicinal mollusks commonly used in the Far Eastern countries including Korea were investigated in this study, through a search of old and modern Chinese and Japanese literatures. A total of 63 medicinal species were listed: 5 species of two families in land snails, 2 species of one family in freshwater gastropods, 9 species of three families in freshwater bivalves, 23 species of five families in marine gastropods, and 24 species of five families in marine bivalves. Of 63 species searched, 22 species are occurring in Korea: 1 species of one family in freshwater gastropods, 4 species of three families in freshwater bivalves, 7 species of four families in marine gastropods, and 10 species of four families in marine bivalves. At least, medicinal mollusks occurring in Korea should be conserved preferentially to keep our natural resources and biodiversity.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.51-61
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• 1995

A horizontal starch gal electrophoresis for enzyme proteins extracted from 3 species of Korean planorbid snails; Gyraulus convexiusculus, Hippeutis cantori and Segmentina hemisphaerula was carried out in order to elucidate their genetic relationships.The results from 12 enzymes employed in three different kinds of buffer systems are summarized as follows:1) Two loci from each enzyme of aldehyde oxidase, esterase, glucose phosphate isomerase. isocitrate dehydrogenase, leucine aminopeptidase, malate dehyogenase, peptidase and xanthine oxidase were detected, and only one locus was observed from each of the following four enzymes: 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, glyceraldehyde-phosphate dehydrogenase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.2) Most of loci in 3 species of planorbid snails employed showed homozygous and monomorphic banding patterns and some of them were specifis as genetic markers among different species. However, a few of loci (EST-1. EST-2 and GPI-2)showed polymorphic banding patterns. 3)Hippeutis cantori and Segmentina hemisphaerula were more closely clustered in a dendrogram with the genetic iddentity value of 0.431, and these two species were lineated with Gyraulus convexiusculus as another cluster at the value of 0.294.In summarizing the above results, three species of Korean planorbid snails employed in this study mostly showed monomorphic enzyme protein banding patterns and genetic differences specific among 3 species.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-20
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• 1995

1993년 7월부터 1994년 5월까지 제주도 차귀도 4개 지점 조간대의 대형저서무척추동물의 분포와 군집구조에 관한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 차귀도 조간대에 분포하는 대형무척추동물은 총 9문, 17강, 35목, 75과, 146종이었다.2. 계절별 출현종수는 춘계에 124종, 하계 113종, 추계 99종, 동계에 86종이었다.3. 조간대 상부구역의 제1우점종은 좁쌀무늬총알고둥(N. exigua), 제2우점은 거북선(P. mitalla). (N.japonica),울타리고둥(M. labio), 중부구역은 배무래기(N. schrenkii), 밤고둥(C. argyrostoma lischkei), 울타리고둥, 깜장각시고둥(M. perplexa), 검은따개비(T. squamosa japonica)가 지점에 따라 제1, 제2우점종을 이루었다. 하부구역은 밤고둥, 검은따개비, 줄군부 (L. coreanica), 거북손, 굵은줄격판담치(S. virgatus)가 지점에 따라 우점하였으며, 상부구역 우점종의 군집우점지수는 매우 높았다.4. 조간대 하부구역의 종다양성은 상부구역이나 중부구역에 비하여 컸고 계절별 출현종수에 유의성이 있었으나 상부구역이나 중부구역에는 없었다.5. 종다양도지수와 균등도에는 상. 중. 하 구역별유의성은 없었고 풍부도에서는 상부구역에서 유의하였다.6. 제주 미기록종으로 부채넓적이끼벌레(D. su-bovoidea), 딱지조개(P. japonica), 목주림고둥(T. guerinii), 전촉수갯지렁이(A. validus), 바다거미(L. hilgendorfi)가 채집되었다.