Table 1. Boring
Polydora
and
Dipolydora
species recorded from mollusk shells in Korean waters based on morphological identification
Species
Host shell
Location
Polydora haswelli
Pinctada fucata
(C)
Geoje
Crassostrea gigas
(C)
Goseong
Crassostrea gigas
(C)
Geoje
Chlamys farreri
(W)
Taean
Haliotis discus discus
(C, W)
Taean, Mokpo, and Wando
Atrina pectinata
(W)
Wando
Rapana venosa
(W)
Wando
Omphalius rusticus
(W)
Wando
Polydora aura
Crassostrea gigas
(C)
Goseong
Haliotis discus discus
(C, W)
Taean, Mokpo
Atrina pectinata
(W)
Wando
Polydora uncinata
Crassostrea gigas
(C)
Goseong, Geoje
Dipolydora giardi
Mytilus coruscus
(W)
Taean
Rapana venosa
(W)
Wando
Dipolydora aborealis
Chlamys farreri
(W)
Taean
C, cultured; W, wild.
Data from
Sato-Okoshi et al. (2012)
.