• 생태와환경
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.343-353
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• 2016

Oligochaetes distribute widely in freshwater ecosystem, and some species are used as bioindicators for water quality assessment because they are tolerant to organic enrichment. They are acknowledged for potential for environmental health recovery of organic polluted environment. There are a lot of studies on ecology and toxicity assessment using oligochaetes in aquatic environment. In this study, we reviewed literature on ecotoxicology of aquatic oligochaetes. We searched literature from a database 'google scholar' by using keywords such as aquatic, oligochaete, and toxicity. The literature were summarized according to publication years, species, test methods, and chemicals. We obtained 133 articles published from 1953 to 2015 from the database. Among them, 58 papers(43.6% of total) have been published in 1990s. Three species(Lumnbriculus variegatus, Tubifex tubifex, and Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri) have been used most frequently in the study. Different species displayed different toxicological responses to different toxic chemicals. The results on the ecotoxicological study with aquatic oligochaetes revealed the possibility of the development for early warning system using aquatic oligochaetes to monitor aquatic ecosystem disturbance.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.240-247
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• 2014

Tubificid oligochaetes are common and frequently dominant in freshwater benthic habitats. They are so tolerant to water pollution that they are often used as biological indicators. Faunistic studies of Korean freshwater oligochaetes have been actively conducted recently. The most well studied oligochaete family in Korea is the tubificids following the naidids. Nine species of tubificids have been reported so far. Nevertheless, many species of tubificids still remain to be discovered in Korea. In this study, we added four species of tubificid oligochaetes to the Korean fauna, including Linmodrilus profundicola (Verrill, 1871), Potamothrix heuscheri (Bretscher, 1900), Tubifex blanchardi $Vejdovsk\acute{y}$, 1891, and Ilyodrilus templetoni (Southern, 1909) based on specimens collected from three locations in Korea: Cheonan-si, Geoje-si, and Seocheon-gun. In particular, P. heuscheri was first reported in Asia.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.207-211
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• 2004

2004년 4월부터 5월까지 전북 군산 소재 대위저수지와 전북 완주 소재 양어장 배수로의 아가미지렁이(Branchiura sowerbyi)를 조사한 바, 한국 미기록종인 2종의 방선포자충 Raabeia sp.와 Triactinomyxon sp.가 각각 1종씩 검출되었다. 검출된 방선포자충은 각각 Raabeia sp. E와 Triactinomyxon sp. F로 기재하였고, 그 기생률은 아가미지렁이 총 200마리중에서 14%인 28마리가 기생되었고, 이 중 Raabeia sp. E는 13.5% (27마리), Triactinomyxon sp. F는 0.5% (1마리) 이었다

• 생태와환경
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.507-512
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• 2013

Aquatic oligochaetes were investigated from a small amount of sediment sampled from the Jungnang Stream, an urban stream in Seoul, Korea, in November 2012. Sorted oligochaetes were observed under a light microscope in a drop of carbonated water, and then preserved in 70% ethanol. Some specimens were slide mounted using glycerin and Eupharal. As a result, the following 12 species were identified including 8 new Korean records, Bothrioneurum vejdoskyanum Stolc, Branchiodrilus hortensis (Stephenson), Chaetogaster cristalinus Vejdosky, Nais communis Piguet, Nais pardalis Piguet, Dero obtusa d'Udekem, Piguetiella denticulata Liang, and Haemonais waldvogeli Brescher and 4 additional known species, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Cleparede, Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen), and Stylaria fossularis Leidy. This study shows how freshwater oligochaetes are diverse even in urban streams in Korea, if a proper sampling and examining method is employed.

• 생태와환경
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.407-410
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• 2011

Aquatic Oligochaeta is a notable animal group in freshwater environment such as streams, rivers and lakes in view of its biomass and species richness. Taxonomic studies of this group, however, have hardly been performed in Korea. Here five naidid oligochaete species are reported - Slavina appendiculata, Pristina longiseta, Pristina biserrata, Chaetogaster diaphanus and Nais variabilis - from the Seokhyeoncheon Stream in Yangju and from the Changreungcheon Stream in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do. Aquatic oligochaetes attaching on aquatic vegetations were collected with a plankton hand net. An image and description on Nais variabilis new to Korea are provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.239-255
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• 2000

1988년 2월부터 1991년 9월까지 경상남도 우포늪, 외송늪, 질날늪 및 주남지에서 채집된 표본들을 동정하여 7종의 물지렁이류를 보고한다. Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen), C. diaphanus (Gruithuisen), Amphichaeta asiatica Liang, Pristina longiseta Ehrenberg, P. biserrata Chen, Stylaria fossularis Leidy, Slavina appendiculata (d'Udekem). 저자들은 7종에 대하여 재기재하였고 도판을 작성하였으며, 한국산 물지렁이과 종들에 대한 검색표를 제시하였다. 본 연구는 한국 담수산 물지렁이류에 관한 최초의 분류학적 기록이다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.77-79
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• 2017

The infection by Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri $Clapar{\grave{e}}de$, 1862 (Oligochaeta: Tubificinae) in humans is relatively uncommon. The present report is to describe an incidental human infection with oligochaetes in the nasal cavity of a Chinese man, a 25-year-old man residing in Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province, China presenting with nose bleed, severe itching, continuous sneezing, and rhinorrhea. A lot of oligochaete worms were found in the nasal discharge of the patient. The detected worms were identified as Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta) based on morphological and molecular characteristics. This incidental L. hoffmeisteri nasal infection is the first case in China and indicates that oligochaete worms can be encountered in humans.

• 생태와환경
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2022

Monitoring and assessing aquatic ecosystems using the behavior of organisms is essential for sustainable ecosystem management. Oligochaetes, which inhabit various freshwater ecosystems, are frequently used to evaluate the environmental conditions of freshwater ecosystems. Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) is tolerant to organic pollution and has been used to evaluate the toxicity of toxicants, including heavy metals. We studied the behavioral responses of T. tubifex to three different copper concentrations (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L^-1). The specimens were exposed to copper in an observation cage containing 150 mL of dechlorinated water. Movement behavior (diameter, speed, acceleration, meander, and turning rate) was continuously observed for two hours before and after the copper treatments. After the treatments, the diameter shrank and showed rapid twisting movement under all the copper conditions. The turning rate had a positive correlation with meander and acceleration both before and after treatment at all three concentrations, whereas speed and meander had a negative correlation. Length and turning rate also showed a negative correlation. The correlation coefficient between speed and acceleration in the highest copper concentration changed from positive before treatment (r=0.64) to negative (r= -0.52) after treatment. Our results present the possibility of using behavioral parameters to detect copper contamination in freshwater ecosystems.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.279-288
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• 2016

Aquatic oligochaete plays an important role in freshwater ecosystem. These worms, therefore, have already been extensively studied around the world. But compared to other countries with East Asia, only 48 species of aquatic oligochaetes have been recorded in Korea. This is because taxonomic study of aquatic oligochaete is in just beginning stages. Our specimens of this study had been collected from eighteen locations in Korean peninsula. Analyzing them we identified twenty unrecorded species including one species of aelosomatid: Paranais orientalis, Pristina breviseta, P. notopora, P. foreli, P. synclites, Bratislavia prosetosa, Allonais gwaliorensis, Aulodrilus pluriseta, Limnodrilus neotropicus, L. maumeensis, L. amblysetus, Tubifex ignotus, Potamothrix cf. bedoti, P. bavaricus, Peipsidrilus cf. pusillus, Psammoryctides albicola, Varichaetadrilus vestibulatus, Tasserkidrilus cf. acapillatus, Propappus volki, Aeolosoma japonicum.

• 생태와환경
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2012

본 연구는 2009년 5월부터 10월까지 태백시에 위치하고 있는 낙동강 상류의 폐탄광으로부터 유입되는 산성광산배수(Acid mine drainage)가 저서성 대형무척추동물의 군집에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 실시하였다. 폐탄광의 영향을 받는 대상하천의 7개 지점과 대조하천의 3개 지점에서 계류형 정량채집망(Surber sampler $50{\times}50$ cm, 망목 0.2 mm)을 사용하여 정량채집을 하였고, 다양한 미소서식처에서 정성채집을 병행하였다. 조사 결과 전체조사지역에서 총 5문 6강 15목 53과 117종이 출현하였으며, 하천의 주요 분류군인 EPT-group이 71종(64.5%)으로 전체 출현종의 큰 부분을 차지하였다. 정량조사에서 대조하천 지점(St. A~C)의 저서성 대형무척추동물은 총 79종 2,844개체가 출현한 반면, 폐탄광의 영향권에 있는 산성광산배수하천 (Acid mine drainage stream, AMDS) 지점(St. 1~7)에서는 총 58종 11,575개체가 출현하였다. AMDS에서는 오염에 내성이 강한 실지렁이, 부채하루살이, 개똥하루살이, 줄날도래류, 깔따구류 등이 우점하였다. 특히, AMDS의 군집지수(MacNaughton 우점도지수 평균 ${\pm}$표준편차 $0.52{\pm}0.21$, 범위 0.33~0.85; Shannon 다양도지수 $2.06{\pm}0.60$, 1.06~2.57)가 대조하천의 군집지수(우점도지수 $0.29{\pm}0.07$, 0.22~0.35; 다양도지수 $3.13{\pm}0.14$, 3.03~3.30)에 비해 큰 차이가 있었다. AMDS의 섭식기능군은 shredders와 scrapers의 비율이 낮았으며, 깔따구류(Chironomidae spp.)가 많이 출현하여 gathering-collector가 상대적으로 풍부하였다. 서식기능군은 clingers와 burrowers가 AMDS에서 상대적으로 더 풍부하였다. DCA 서열법과 유사도 분석 결과 AMDS와 대조하천의 지점들끼리 각각 묶여서 두 개의 그룹으로 구분되었으며, 폐탄광에 인접한 최상류 지점(St. 1)과 다른 지점들 간의 유사도가 가장 낮게 나타났다. 생물학적 수질평가를 나타내는 한국오수생물지수(KSI)와 저서성 대형무척추동물을 이용한 생태평가점수(ESB)는 대부분의 지점에서 보통 및 양호의 상태를 나타냈으나, 최상류 지점(St. 1)은 매우 불량한 상태인 ${\alpha}$-중부수성으로 분석되었다. 결론적으로, 폐탄광에서 유출되는 산성광산배수의 영향권에 있는 하천의 저서성 대형무척추동물 군집에 악영향을 미쳐서 종풍부도와 군집구조, 기능군의 조성 및 수환경 건강성을 나타내는 생물지수에 있어서 대조하천의 군집과 큰 차이를 나타냈다.