Kakijima kelp - Kakijima kelp

Japanese: カキジマコンブ - かきじまこんぶ
Kakijima kelp - Kakijima kelp

…A group of seaweeds in the brown algae family Laminaria. About 18 species have been found off the coast of Japan, but the edible ones include Laminaria japonica Areschoug (illustration), L. ochotensis Miyabe, L. angustata Kjellm. (illustration), L. longissima Miyabe, L. religiosa Miyabe, Arthrothamnus bifidus (Gmelin) Rupr. (illustration), L. coriacea Miyabe (also known as Atsuba kombu), L. longipedalis Okam. (also known as Kukinaga kombu), Kjellmaniella gyrata (Kjellm.) Miyabe (illustration), and L. cichorioides Miyabe. The first five species are the most commonly used. It grows on rocky reefs deeper than the low tide line facing the open ocean from Miyagi Prefecture northward, especially in Hokkaido.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kakijima Kombu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…褐藻類コンブ科の一群の海藻。日本沿岸では約18種見いだされているが,食用とするのはマコンブLaminaria japonica Areschoug(イラスト),リシリコンブL.ochotensis Miyabe,ミツイシコンブL.angustata Kjellm.(イラスト),ナガコンブL.longissima Miyabe,ホソメコンブL.religiosa Miyabe,ネコアシコンブArthrothamnus bifidus (Gmelin) Rupr.(イラスト),ガツガラコンブL.coriacea Miyabe(別名アツバコンブ),カキジマコンブL.longipedalis Okam.(別名クキナガコンブ),トロロコンブKjellmaniella gyrata (Kjellm.) Miyabe(イラスト),チヂミコンブL.cichorioides Miyabeなどがあり,なかでも前5種がよく利用される。宮城県以北,とくに北海道の外洋に面した干潮線より深い岩礁上に着生する。…

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