Ostracod Research at the Lake Biwa Museum, Japan

Robin James Smith

Genus Undulacandona Smith, 2011

Superfamily: Cypridoidea Baird, 1845
Family: Candonidae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily: Candoninae Kaufmann, 1900

Four species have been reported from Korea:

1. Undulacandona koreana Karanovic & Cho, 2017

Figures in: Karanovic & Cho 2017.
Habitat: A river.
Mode of life: Interstitial.
Reproduction mode: Sexual.
Known distribution: Currently only known from the type locality, Seongdong-ri, Yeongjung-myeon, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.

References:
Karanovic, I. & Cho, J-L. 2017. Phylogenetic position of the East Asian ostracod genus Undulacandona within Candonidae with description of four new species from subterranean waters of Korea. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw020.

2. Undulacandona aeolus Karanovic & Cho, 2017

Figures in: Karanovic & Cho 2017.
Habitat: A river.
Mode of life: Interstitial.
Reproduction mode: Sexual.
Known distribution: Currently only known from the type locality, Wolsong-ri, Jijeongmyeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do.
Notes: Description is based on males only, and female morphology remains unknown.

References:
Karanovic, I. & Cho, J-L. 2017. Phylogenetic position of the East Asian ostracod genus Undulacandona within Candonidae with description of four new species from subterranean waters of Korea. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw020.

3. Undulacandona andromeda Karanovic & Cho, 2017

Figures in: Karanovic & Cho 2017.
Habitat: A river.
Mode of life: Interstitial.
Reproduction mode: Unknown.
Known distribution: Currently only known from the type locality, Seongdong-ri, Yeongjung-myeon, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.
Notes: Only a small number of females known.

References:
Karanovic, I. & Cho, J-L. 2017. Phylogenetic position of the East Asian ostracod genus Undulacandona within Candonidae with description of four new species from subterranean waters of Korea. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw020.

4. Undulacandona cetus Karanovic & Cho, 2017

Figures in: Karanovic & Cho 2017.
Habitat: A river.
Mode of life: Interstitial.
Reproduction mode: Sexual.
Known distribution: Currently only known from the type locality, Wolsong-ri, Jijeongmyeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do.
Notes: Only one male is known of this species.

References:
Karanovic, I. & Cho, J-L. 2017. Phylogenetic position of the East Asian ostracod genus Undulacandona within Candonidae with description of four new species from subterranean waters of Korea. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw020.