Akamoku - Akamoku

Japanese: アカモク - あかもく

A brown alga, a seaweed of the Sargassaceae family. Both edges of the leaves are pinnately incised, and the stem is cylindrical but angular due to the vertical grooves. Body length is 1-3 meters. The air vesicle is elongated and bald-shaped, with pinnately branched leaflets at the top. A perennial alga commonly found along the coast of Japan. Local names include Giba, Hosomemo, and Nagamoku.

[Moriaki Shinzaki]

[Reference] | Sargassum

Major types of brown algae (1) [specimen illustrations]
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Major types of brown algae (1) [specimen illustrations]

Akamoku
The soft parts of the seaweed are chopped up, boiled and eaten. Depending on the region, it is also called giba, gibasa, hosomemo, or nagamoku. ©Shogakukan ">

Akamoku

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

褐藻植物、ホンダワラ科の海藻。葉の両縁は羽状に切れ込み、茎は円柱形だが縦溝があるので角張る。体長1～3メートル。気胞は細長い俵形で、頂頭に羽状に分岐する小葉をつける。日本沿岸に普遍的に分布する多年生藻。地方名にギバ、ホソメモ、ナガモクなどがある。

［新崎盛敏］

[参照項目] | ホンダワラ

褐藻植物のおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕
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褐藻植物のおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕

アカモク

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