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A new free-living marine nematode species of the genus Belbolla (Enoplida, Enchelidiidae) from a subtidal zone of the East Sea, Korea, with some ecological and biogeographical information

  • Rho, Hyun Soo (East Sea Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Heegab (East Sea Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Hyo Jin (East Sea Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Min, Wongi (East Sea Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2020.11.12
  • Accepted : 2020.11.17
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

A new free-living marine nematode species of the genus Belbolla Andrássy, 1973 belonging to the family Enchelidiidae is described based on specimens collected from the sediment of a subtidal benthic environmental habitat in the East Sea, Korea. Belbolla wonkimi sp. nov. differs from its congeners by the combination of the following characteristics: a relatively long body (3263-3396 ㎛), the absence of ocelli, nine oesophageal bulbs in the posterior pharynx, well-developed two winged precloacal supplements, longer spicule length(115-130㎛, 1.6-1.8 anal body diameter long), and a triangle-shaped shorter gubernacular apophysis (17-18 ㎛). Comparative tables on the biogeographical and morphological characteristics of Belbolla species are presented. A DIC (differential interference contrast) photomicrograph of the new species is also provided. This is the first taxonomic report on the genus Belbolla from Korean waters.

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Acknowledgement

The authors appreciate the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments that greatly improved the manuscript. This research was supported by the Marine Biotechnology Program of the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion (KIMST) funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) (No. 20170431) (PM61960, PE99813).

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