Sparlingia pertusa (Postels and Ruprecht)

Bae, Eun Hee, Oak, Jung Hyun & Lee, Eun-Young, 2014, Marine algal flora of Oho-ri, Gosung-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea, Journal of Species Research 3 (1), pp. 79-94 : 93

94. Sparlingia pertusa (Postels and Ruprecht)

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Examined specimens: St. 1; NIBRAL0000117397 (18 May 2010), NIBRAL0000117398 (18 May 2010). St. 2; NIBRAL0000117232 (30 Mar. 2010), NIBRAL0000117 392 (18 May 2010), NIBRAL0000117394 (18 May 2010), NIBRAL0000117395 (18 May 2010). St. 3; NIBRAL00 00117231 (30 Mar. 2010), NIBRAL0000117391 (18 May 2010), NIBRAL0000117657 (21 Jul. 2010). St. 5; NIBR AL0000117229 (31 Mar. 2010) , NIBRAL0000117230 (31 Mar. 2010), NIBRAL0000117387 (19 May 2010), NIBRAL0000117388 (19 May 2010).

The total species composition was as follows: green algae, 13 species (13.1%); brown algae, 24 species (24.2 %); and red algae, 62 species (62.6%). The species diversity was the highest in June (63 species), followed by that in May (52), March (45), and September (43) (Table 2). The occurrence of species according to the survey sites and month was shown in Table 3. During the survey, 12 housekeeping species were identified; Ulva pertusa , Desmarestia viridis , Bonnemaisonia hamifera , Bossiella cretacea , Chrysymenia wrightii , Corallina pilulifera , Heterosiphonia japonica , Heterosiphonia pulchra , Laurencia okamurae , Neoholmesia japonica , Odonthalia corymbifera , and Symphyocladia latiuscula . Some selected specimens of marine algae were presented in Fig. 2 .

Marine algal flora of the northern coast of the East Sea have been reported at the several sites, 39 species at Gonghyunjin ( Lee, 1991), 100 species in Juckdo, Bongpori ( Nam, 1986), 114 species at Sokcho ( Boo and Lee, 1986; Lee, 1991; Lee et al., 1993), and 110 species at Anin in Kangneung ( Kim et al., 1983; Boo, 1985; Lee, 1991). Koh (1983) stated that Sargassum species among brown algae, including S. confusum and S. horneri had occurred in Juckdo throughout survey period of the year 1982 to 1983. However, this survey showed that their occurrences were observed only in July and September of 2010.

In this study, 94 species of marine algae were collect- ed from Oho-ri. The species list and its voucher specimens would be clue of the marine algae diversity changes to the spatio-temporal climate change.

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Fig. 2. Some selected marine algal specimens at Oho-ri in 2010. A. Ulvaria obscura var. blyttii from Juckdo in May. B. Costaria costata from Heukdo in May. C. Agarum clathratum from Heukdo in March. D. Saccharina japonica from Heukdo in May. E. Desmarestia viridis from Heukdo in March. F. Odonthalia corymbifera from Heukdo in March. G. Sparlingia pertusa from Heukdo in March. H. Bonnemaisonia hamifera from Heukdo in May. I. Delesseria serrulata from Juckdo in March.