First record of Littorina (Littorina) kasaka (Littorinidae: Sorbeoconcha: Gastropoda) from Korea

Lee, Junsang; Kil, Hyun-Jong

doi:10.9710/kjm.2013.29.1.87

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“…Based on morphological examinations of shell and radula morphology as well as molecular evidence, we conclude that a previous record identified as L. kasatka by Lee and Kil ( 2013 ) is likely to be a misidentification of L. sitkana . These two species can be often confused due to their nearly identical shell characters and broad within-species variation (Reid 1996 ).…”

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confidence: 72%

“…These two species can be often confused due to their nearly identical shell characters and broad within-species variation (Reid 1996 ). We found that the mtDNA cox1 sequence obtained from the sample that Lee and Kil ( 2013 ) used for their morphology-based identification of L. kasatka was nearly identical (up to 4 bp) to the cox1 sequence of L. sitkana on GenBank. Further morphological re-examination of Lee and Kil ( 2013 )’s specimens (identified by them as L. kasatka ) corresponds to the original description of the shell morphology of L. sitkana (Philippi 1846 ; Reid 1996 ).…”

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confidence: 76%

“…The family Littorinidae include nearly 180 species from 13 genera worldwide, including 11 species from 6 genera in Korea (Lee and Min 2002 ; Min et al. 2004 ; Lee and Kil 2013 ; this study). Within this family, members of the genus Littorina Férussac, 1822 (commonly known as periwinkles) are among the most abundant gastropods in the upper littoral zones of rocky seashores throughout the temperate region of the northern hemisphere.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…To date, three Littorina species have been recorded from Korean waters: L. brevicula (Philippi 1844 ), L. sitkana Philippi, 1846 , and L. kasatka Reid, Zaslavskaya & Sergievsky, 1991 (Min et al. 2004 ; Lee and Kil 2013 ). Among these species, L. sitkana and L. kasatka in particular are difficult to tell apart by shell morphology alone, and have overlapping ranges (Reid 1996 ).…”

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A revision of the genus Littorina (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Korea

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Choe

Kern

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Animal Cells and Systems

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Littorina Férussac, 1822 is an abundant genus of small gastropods found in the upper littoral zone of rocky seashores worldwide. Although ecologically important, shell-based species identification in this genus is challenging due to phenotypic variation in shell morphology and lack of diagnostic characters among morphologically similar species. In this study, we revised the taxonomy of Korean Littorina species using morphological characters (shell and radula) and cox1 mitochondrial DNA sequences for three Korean species: L. brevicula, L. sitkana, and L. horikawai. Results suggest that L. sitkana was erroneously reported as L. kasatka in a previous study. A new record for Littorina horikawai (Matsubayashi & Habe in Habe, 1979), previously unknown from Korea, is described, which can be distinguished from L. sitkana by the presence of alternating white and brown spiral ribs on each whorl. Comparison of the mtDNA cox1 gene sequences shows very low intraspecific variation even between geographically distant populations. A phylogenetic tree supports a close relationship between L. horikawai and L. sitkana, consistent with earlier phylogenetic studies.

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