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Amphipod (Crustacea: Malacostraca) fauna of the continental shelf region in the Southern Sea of Korea

Journal of Species Research / Journal of Species Research, (E)2713-8615
2024, v.13 no.2, pp.159-177
https://doi.org/10.12651/JSR.2024.13.2.159
Kyung Won Kim
Jae-Hong Choi (Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea)
So-Yeon Shin (Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea)
June Kim (Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea)
Young Hyo Kim (Dankook University)

Abstract

A faunal study on the marine amphipods at eight sites of the continental shelf region in the Southern Sea, Korea was conducted from 16-17 August 2022. In this study, 26 amphipod species in 19 genera and 14 families were found. Among these 14 families, the family Ampeliscidae with six species showed the highest abundance, followed by the family Caprellidae with five species. Amphipods were collected using conical nets, MOCNESS nets, SM grabs, and trawls. When using the SM Grab for collecting benthic sediment, 15 out of a total of 26 amphipod species were surveyed, indicating the highest diversity of amphipod species. Out of the total 26 species, four identified species (Ampelisca pygmaea Schellenberg, 1938; Byblis longiflagelis Ren, 1998; Caprella iniquilibra Mayer, 1903; Primno latreillei Stebbing, 1888) and five unidentified species(Themisto sp., Liljeborgia sp., Dulichiella sp., Cranocephalus sp., Primno sp.) are newly recorded in Korean fauna. These newly recorded species are fully illustrated and compared with related species. We provide a list amphipod fauna in Southern Sea of Korea including figures and tables.

keywords
Amphipoda, continental shelf, Korean water, new record, taxonomy

Journal of Species Research