Morphological identification of Protoperidinium species in Jinhae Bay, Korea

Abstract

Dinoflagellates are one of the major components in marine plankton communities, andamong the marine dinoflagellates, Protoperidinium species is one of the most diverse andwide spread group. Although morphological studies of Protoperidinium species have beenconducted from many coastal areas of the world, the informations on morphologicaldescription of Protoperidinium species are scarce from Korean coastal waters. Thepurpose of the present study is to document the diversity of Protoperidinium species inthe Jangmok harbor of Jinhae Bay, Korea. In results, from December 2013 to February2015, 24 species were identified from phytoplankton net samples, and six species werenewly recorded: Protoperidinium abei (Paulsen) Balech, P. acanthophorum (Balech)Balech, P. deficiens (Meunier) Balech, P. denticulatum (Gran & Braarud) Balech, P.incurvum Lindemann and P. obtusum (Karsten) Parke & Dodge.ium species have beenconducted from many coastal areas of the world, the informations on morphologicaldescription of Protoperidinium species are scarce from Korean coastal waters. Thepurpose of the present study is to document the diversity of Protoperidinium species inthe Jangmok harbor of Jinhae Bay, Korea. In results, from December 2013 to February2015, 24 species were identified from phytoplankton net samples, and six species werenewly recorded: Protoperidinium abei (Paulsen) Balech, P. acanthophorum (Balech)Balech, P. deficiens (Meunier) Balech, P. denticulatum (Gran & Braarud) Balech, P.incurvum Lindemann and P. obtusum (Karsten) Parke & Dodge.