The complete mitochondrial genome of sleek unicornfish, (Acanthuridae, Perciformes).

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of sleek unicornfish, was first determined in this study. The complete mitogenome is 16,611 bp in length composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a control region. The nucleotides consist of 33.

Flow cytometric characterization of hemocytes of the solitary ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi.

Internal defense of ascidians relies, at least partially, on cells circulating in body fluids and infiltrating in tissues, referred to as hemocytes, although structure and composition of ascidian hemocytes still remain unclear. In the present study, we investigated hemocyte types and their functions of the solitary ascidian Halocynthia roretzi using flow cytometry. Based on morphology, cellular activities and intracellular parameters from the flow cytometry, we identified eight hemocyte types including, three granulocytes (Gr-1, Gr-2, and Gr-3), 4 hyalinocytes (Hy-1, Hy-1', Hy-2, and Hy-3) and lymphocyte-like (Ly-like) cells.

A new species of Prohatschekia Nunes-Ruivo, 1954 (Siphonostomatoida: Hatschekiidae) from the scorpaenid fish, Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), in Korean waters.

A new species of parasitic copepod, Prohatschekia pseudocremouxi sp. nov. is described based on adult females collected from the gills of the scorpaenid fish, Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 caught in Korean waters.

Pumping bottom water to prevent Korean red tide damage caused by Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef.

Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef produces annual massive blooms in Korean coastal waters which cause great damage to aquaculture and fisheries. Although various methods have been developed to remove the red tide of C. polykrikoides, release of yellow loess has been regarded as the most desirable technique for mitigation for over 10 years.

Corrigendum to "Heat Shock Protein 70 and 90 Genes in the Harmful Dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides: Genomic Structures and Transcriptional Responses to Environmental Stresses".

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2015/484626.].

Heat Shock Protein 70 and 90 Genes in the Harmful Dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides: Genomic Structures and Transcriptional Responses to Environmental Stresses.

The marine dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides is responsible for harmful algal blooms in aquatic environments and has spread into the world's oceans. As a microeukaryote, it seems to have distinct genomic characteristics, like gene structure and regulation. In the present study, we characterized heat shock protein (HSP) 70/90 of C.

Two new species of benthopelagic Stephos (Copepoda, Calanoida, Stephidae) from Korea.

Two new species of benthopelagic copepods of the genus Stephos T. Scott, 1892, belonging to the family Stephidae G.O.

Description of Parvocalanusleei sp. n. (Copepoda, Calanoida, Paracalanidae) in Western Korea, with comments on the taxonomic position of Paracalanusarabiensis Kesarkar & Anil, 2010.

A new species of paracalanid calanoid copepod Parvocalanusleei sp. n., is described from specimens collected in shallow waters of Western Korea.

Implications of High Molecular Divergence of Nuclear rRNA and Phylogenetic Structure for the Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum (Dinophyceae, Prorocentrales).

The small and large nuclear subunit molecular phylogeny of the genus Prorocentrum demonstrated that the species are dichotomized into two clades. These two clades were significantly different (one-factor ANOVA, p < 0.01) with patterns compatible for both small and large subunit Bayesian phylogenetic trees, and for a larger taxon sampled dinoflagellate phylogeny.

Morphometric changes in the cultured starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus, in open marine ranching areas.

Hatchery seeds released into open coasts for wildstock enhancement are often a biological pollutant and affect the recipient ecosystem integrity. We studied morphological changes in two hatchery populations of the starry flounder Platichthys stellatus; one released into the open coast from the hatchery (released population) and the other kept in the hatchery (captive population). The released population differed significantly from the captive population 3-36 months after release from the hatchery.

Grimontia marina sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the Yellow Sea.

A novel species belonging to the genus Grimontia is described in this study. A Gram-negative, chemoheterotrophic, obligately aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, motile by a single polar flagellum, and rod-shaped bacterium, designated IMCC5001(T), was isolated from surface seawater of the Yellow Sea. Strain IMCC5001(T) grew optimally at 30°C in the presence of 3.