Macrocystis

Japanese: Macrocystis
Macrocystis

...Although not found in Japan, seagrass-related Thalassia , Halodula , Halophila , Springodium , Enhalus , Cymodocea , and Phyllospadix form similar seagrass communities in various parts of the world. Rocky reef communities of Sargassum and underwater forests of large brown algae are also widely found around the world, but the giant kelp Macrocystis forests on the Pacific coast of North and South America are well known. Seagrass beds are highly productive and have a distinctive ecosystem with a rich variety of organisms living there.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Macrocystis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本ではみられないが,アマモに近縁のリュウキュウスガモThalassia,ウミジグサHalodula,ウミヒルモHalophila,ボウバアマモSpringodium,ウミショウブEnhalus,シオニラ(リュウキュウアマモ)Cymodocea,スガモPhyllospadixなどが,世界各地域で同じような海草群落をつくっている。岩礁域のホンダワラ類の群落,大型褐藻類の海中林も広く世界中に認められているが,南・北アメリカ太平洋岸のジャイアントケルプMacrocystisの海中林は有名である。 藻場は生産性が高く,また生息している生物の種類が豊富で多様性に富む特徴的な生態系を有する。…

※「Macrocystis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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