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The spionid polychaete Paraprionospio pinnata (Ehlers 1901) has been widely reported from Korean waters. We examined some specimens belonging to the genus Paraprionospio that had been collected from Korean waters, and identified them as Paraprionospio coora Wilson, 1990, Paraprionospio cordifolia Yokoyama, 2007 and Paraprionospio patiens Yokoyama, 2007, which are new to the fauna of Korea. The present study suggests misidentification of the specimens that have been previously reported as P. pinnata from Korean waters.
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Yokoyama, H., Choi, JW. New records of three Paraprionospio species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Korean waters. Ocean Sci. J. 45, 55–61 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-010-0005-4
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