• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.61-65
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• 1995

Karyotype analysis was carried out in four lines of Bupleurum falcatum L. cultivated in Korea and SDS-PAGE was applied to determine the seed protein profiles among the lines. Chromosomes were classified into two groups, large and small ones. Two kinds of karyotype, 2n=20 and 2n=26, were identified. Chromosome 1 of 2n=20 were all submedian, while that of 2n=26 were median. Chromosomes 2, 3 and 5 of 2n=20 showed polymorphism in size and arm-ratio. Chromosome 2 was submedian, while others were median in the line of 2n=26. Karyotypcs of cultivars native of Korea were similiar each other, while those introduced from Japan showed different patterns. In SDS PAGE gels, qualitative difference s in high molecular weight proteins, more than 45KD, were detected among the lines. The numbers of specific band were three in lines of 2n=20 and two in 2n=26.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.267-270
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• 2022

A squillid stomatopod, Oratosquilla fabricii, collected from Jindo Island, is reported for the first time in Korea. The family Squillidae differs from other families by the presence of more than four intermediate denticles of telson. This species is distinguished from O. oratoria, another Oratosquilla species recorded in Korea, by the presence of an armed submedian carinae on the fourth abdominal somite and dark patches on the second abdominal somite. In the present study, detailed descriptions and illustrations of O. fabricii are provided. A key to the species of Korean Oratosquilla species is also presented. With this new record, the number of stomatopod species in the Korean fauna has increased to 16.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.51-55
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• 2006

Two caridean shrimps, Eualus biunguis (Rathbun, 1902) and Argis toyamaensis (Yokoya, 1933), collected from the Korean continental slope of the East Sea at depths of 850-870 m are reported as new to the Korean caridean fauna with brief descriptions and illustrations. A hippolytid shrimp, E. biunguis, is distinguished from the congeners by the minute che1alike appearance of dactyli of the last three pereopods and the large pyriform eye. A crangonid shrimp, A. toyamaensis, differs from the Korean species of the genus in having the posterior acute spines of submedian carinae on the sixth abdominal somite.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.371-378
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• 1999

Morphology and karyotype of Korean Convallaria majalis plants were observed for taxonomic studies. Most plants produced two leaves (70%) and some one leaf (30%), but rarely three leaves. Plant length averaged 34.4 $\pm$ 4.6 cm. Percentage of plants bearing flowers was very low with 3.7% (n=1,346) in the field. Raceme usually grew below leaves and rarely grew over leaves. Plant beared five to ten flowers on a single raceme. Chromosomes were x=19 and diploidy with 2n=38. The chromosomes were composed of 13 pairs of median and 6 pairs of submedian chromosomes. The number of chromosome and karyotype of Korean C. majalis plant agree with those of Japanese and European plants.

• The Korean Journal of Soil Zoology
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• v.7 no.1_2
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• pp.51-57
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• 2002

Two new and two known species of mononchid nematodes from Korea are described and illustrated. lotonchus cucumis sp. n. is characterized by 2.9-3.2 ㎜ long body, presence of 3 each pre- and post-vulval papillae, vagina with cuticularized pieces, a long tail with terminal spinneret. Mylonchulus unicus sp. n. has 1.1-1.2 ㎜ long body, and is characterized by having 2 pairs of teeth on subventral walls of buccal cavity; submedian denticles arranged in 2-3 rows, very short post-vulval sac and terminal spinneret. Mononchus sinensis Soni and Nama (1983) and Mononchus aquaticus Coetzee (1968) are reported for the first time from Korea.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.341-345
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• 2017

The metacercariae of Artyfechinostomum malayanum (Leiper, 1911) Mendheim, 1943 were discovered in Pila sp. snails purchased from a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They were isolated from the snails using the artificial digestion technique and were orally fed to 2 hamsters, 1 rat, and 2 mice to obtain the adult flukes. The metacercariae were round, $145-165{\mu}m$ in diameter, having a cyst wall of $6-10{\mu}m$ in thickness, a head collar and collar spines, and characteristic features of excretory granules. Adult flukes were recovered in the small intestines of the animals at days 14 and 32 post infection and were morphologically observed using a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope. They were plump or elongated, ventrally curved, $6.0-8.1{\times}1.6-2.0mm$ in size, and characterized by the head collar bearing 43 collar spines, including 5 end group ones on each side, a long cirrus sac extending beyond the posterior margin of the ventral sucker, a submedian ovary, and 2 deeply lobed testes. Eggs in uteri were operculate, ovoid to ellipsoid, and $120-135{\times}68-75{\mu}m$ in size. In scanning electron microscopy, the head collar was prominent with collar spines looking like horns. Scale-like tegumental spines were densely distributed on the ventral surface between the head collar and ventral sucker. Sensory papillae were distributed mainly on the tegument around suckers. By this study, it has been first confirmed that the life cycle of A. malayanum exists in Cambodia.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2013

This study was carried out to determine the karyotype and chromosomal localizations of 45S and 5S rDNAs using FISH in Astragalus koraiensis. The somatic metaphase chromosome number of this species was 2n = 16 with basic chromosome number of x = 8. The karyotype of A. koraiensis was consisted of six pairs of median region chromosomes(chromosome 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) and two pairs of submedian chromosomes(chromosome 2, 7). Based on the FISH, one pair of 45S rDNA site was detected on the centromeric region of chromosome 5. Whereas, two pair of 5S sites were detected on the short arm of chromosome 4 and centromeric region of chromosome 7, respectively. These are quite different patterns from A. membranaceus, A. membranaceus var. alpinus, and A. mongholicus. Although A. koraiensis is considered as Korean endemic species, therefore, it should be conducted out comparative FISH study with A. sikokianus and A. bhotanensis which are very similar to A. koraiensis morphologically.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.133-138
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• 2019

The present study was performed to identify the nematodes recovered from the Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius brandtii, from Daejeon Metropolitan City, the Republic of Korea. Total five nematode worms were detected in the body cavities of two out of the twenty birds necropsied, and they were identified using morphological features, light and scanning electron microscope (SEM), and molecular (18S rRNA analysis) methods. The nematodes were all female Diplotriaena manipoli and had numerous eggs at different developmental stages in the uterus. The nematodes were long and slender measuring about 123-145 mm. The eight submedian cephalic papillae were arranged into four large, outer papillae and four small, inner-circle papillae. A pair of amphidal pores were located at the lateral portion of the mouth. The manubrium apex of trident was rounded and three branches of trident were bluntly rounded at the posterior ends. Using 18S rRNA partial sequence arrangements, DNA analysis of nematode worms was also carried out, and they were identified to be close to the Serratospiculum tendo based on a phylogenic tree analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the molecular characterization and SEM study of D. manipoli.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.13-18
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• 1964

The chromosomes of thirteen wild forms of Drosophila obtained from Kwangnung in Kyunggi Province, Korea were investigated with the ganglion cells of both male and female larvae using the aceto-lactic orcein squashed method. The male chromosome patterns of the species observed in the present study are summarized as follows: