Six Pandalid Shrimps of the Genus Plesionika (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in Korea

• Published in: Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
• Main Authors: Jung Nyun Kim, Jung Hwa Choi, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Joo Il Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Systematic Zoology 2012
• Subjects: Plesionika grandis; Plesionika izumiae; Plesionika lophotes; Plesionika narval; Plesionika orientalis; Plesionika ortmanni; Pandalidae; Korea; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Zoology; QL1-991; narval
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2012.28.2.105; https://doaj.org/article/3c54fc695cf24ba5aa30b0c1ea506306

Based on samples collected from the Korean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) during an investigation of fishery resources by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) from 2002 to 2010, alongside some supplemental material, six species of the genus Plesionika are identified: P. izumiae Omori, 1971, P. ortmanni Doflein, 1902, P. grandis Doflein, 1902, P. lophotes Chace, 1985, P. narval (Fabricius, 1787), and P. orientalis Chace, 1985. Of these, the last four species are new to Korean marine fauna. The distributional range of P. narval extends to the East China Sea off Jeju Island. Excluding P. izumiae and P. ortmanni, the other four species are relatively rare in the seas around Korea. They are described and illustrated with color photographs. A key to the Korean species of Plesionika is also presented.