Greetings Annelida,
Can anyone shed light on Periserrula leucophryna? I have no knowledge of
the taxonomy of this genus or species. According to Lee & Koh, 1994 it is
a Korean surface-feeding NEREIDID, living in the mid-intertidal. It is also
extremely large at 56 cm. It may have been described by Paik in 1977 (ref
below), but this paper does not seem to be noted in Zoological Record. A
just-published paper reports on the biochemistry of this species.
Paik, Eui-In. 1977. [ Studies of polychaetous annelid worms of the family
Nereidae in Korea ].- Research Bulletin Hyosung Women's College 19:131-
227.
Lee, Youn-Ho, & Chul-Hwan Koh. 1994. Biogenic sedimentary structures on a
Korean mud flat: Spring-neap variations. - Netherlands Journal of Sea Research
32(1):81-90.
Joo, H.S., G.C. Park, K.M. Kim, S.R. Paik, & C.S. Chang. 2001. Novel alkaline
protease from the polychaeta, Periserrula leucophryna: Purification and
characterization.- Process Biochemistry 36(8-9):893-900.
Thanks,
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Geoff Read <g.read at niwa.cri.nz>
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