Igisu Konnyaku

Japanese: いぎすこんにゃく
Igisu Konnyaku

…There are similar species such as C. japonicum Okamura, C. boydenii Gepp, and Campylaephora hypnaeoides J.Ag., but they are distinguished by the fact that C. japonicum has pinnate twigs, C. boydenii has many twigs and hair-like branches growing around the joints of the body, and C. hypnaeoides has branches with curved ends like fish hooks. They are found along the coasts of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Kuril Islands, and Sakhalin, and are used to make edible Igisu konnyaku, as well as being used as a mixed algae for agar. [Chihara Mitsuo]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Igisu Konnyaku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…似た種類にハネイギスC.japonicum Okamura,アミクサC.boydenii Gepp,エゴノリCampylaephora hypnaeoides J.Ag.などがあるが,ハネイギスは小枝を羽状に出すこと,アミクサは体の節部の周囲から小枝や細毛のような枝を多数出すこと,エゴノリは枝の先端が釣針のように曲がることで,それぞれ区別される。日本,朝鮮半島,千島列島,サハリンの沿岸に分布し,〈いぎすこんにゃく〉を作って食用とするほか,寒天原料の混合藻としても使われる。【千原 光雄】。…

※「いぎすこんにゃく」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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