First report of Cryptoplax propior Is. and Iw. Taki, 1930 (Polyplacophora: Cryptoplacidae) in Korea
Noseworthy, R.G.; Lee, H.-J.; Kang, Y.C.; Jung, S;; Cha, H.-K.; Choi, K.-S. (2014). First report of Cryptoplax propior Is. and Iw. Taki, 1930 (Polyplacophora: Cryptoplacidae) in Korea. The Nautilus 128(4): 129-134
In: The Nautilus. Bailey Matthews Shell Museum: Silver Spring. ISSN 0028-1344, more
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| Keywords |
Cryptoplacidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 [WoRMS]; Cryptoplax propior Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1930 [WoRMS]; Polyplacophora [WoRMS]
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- Noseworthy, R.G.
- Lee, H.-J.
- Kang, Y.C.
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- Jung, S.
- Cha, H.-K.
- Choi, K.-S.
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| Abstract |
We report the first occurrence of the chiton Cryptoplax propior Is. and Iw. Taki, 1930, a species of Polyplacophora newly reported for the Korean molluscan fauna. Two specimens of C. propior were obtained during faunal surveys from two localities on both the north and south coasts of Jeju Island, off the southern coast of Korea. Although reference has been made to C. propior in several faunal and taxonomic studies, little is known about the ecology of this species, and only a few specimens have been collected since it was first described in 1930. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) revealed the characteristics of C. propior: the granular rows on the median and tail valves, and the short, thick blunt spicules on the perinotum. Due to the present study, the distribution range of C. propior now extends from south-central Japan to |eju Island, southwestern Korea. |
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