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To understand physical structures in the Korean waters, we investigated the spatio-temporal distribution ofPontella species known as indicator species of water mass using a David-Hempel neuston net from April 2002 to March 2003. FivePontella species (P. chierchiae Giesbrecht,P. fera Dana,P. latifurca Chen and Zhang,P. securifer Brady andP. sinica Chen and Zhang) were found. Their abundance increased from May to October with increasing the surface water temperature.Pontella chierchiae predominantly appeared in the whole areas whileP. latifurca scarcely occurred in coastal waters. The other three species (P. fera, P. securifer andP. sinica) were rarely found in the South Sea of Korea on August to September. We suggest thatP. securifer andP. fera as oceanic species can play a role in an indicator species of the Tsushima Warm Current whileP. sinica as Chinese coastal species is affected by the diluted waters of the Yantze River. We also provide re-description of the three species (P. chierchiae, P. fera andP. latifurca) insufficiently described and discuss their zoogeography.
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Jeong, H.G., Suh, H.L., Yoon, Y.H. et al. Redescription ofPontella species (Calanoida, Pontellidae) from Korean waters, with notes on their spatio-temporal distribution. Ocean Sci. J. 43, 209–222 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03029925
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