Nonmarine Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Jeju Island, South Korea, including descriptions of two new species
Author
Smith, Robin James
Lake Biwa Museum, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan;
Author
Lee, Jimin
Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan, Korea;
Author
Chang, Cheon Young
Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Korea
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Journal of Natural History
2014
2014-06-30
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10.1080/00222933.2014.946110
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Cypretta seurati
Gauthier, 1929
(
Figure 5F–J
)
Remarks
Adult females collected from
Jeju
Island showed a large size range from 620 through to 709 μm in length (Appendix 1). The dorsal view was noticeably variable in shape, with a width/length ratio ranging from 0.74 through to 0.81 (
Figure 5I, J
), and with the position of maximum width ranging from a position 38 to 43% of the length from the posterior margin (Appendix 1). This large variation may indicate that cryptic species exist within this widespread parthenogenetic form.
Cypretta seurati
is widespread in circum-tropical regions and warmer areas of temperate zones (
Meisch et al. 2007
). It has previously been reported from
Korea
, including
Jeju
Island, by
Kim and Min (1991a)
. In our surveys, it was collected from 10 localities (4, 10, 14, 17, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32 and 35) from a wide range of habitats, including marshes, seeps, irrigation ponds, natural pools, and rivers.