Chorda filum (Chorda filum)

Japanese: ツルモ(蔓藻) - ツルモ（英語表記）Chorda filum

A brown algae of the family Laminariales and family Turbidaceae. It grows on rocks in the bathyal zone where the waves are relatively calm. It is brown, 2-5 mm in diameter, and string-like in shape, several meters long. It is hollow and contains gas inside, so the upper part floats on the water surface. It is found in Kyushu, Honshu, Hokkaido, the Korean peninsula, China, the west coast of North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Japanese:

褐藻類コンブ目ツルモ科の海藻。比較的波の静かな漸深帯の岩石につく。褐色，径2～5mmで，長さ数mに及ぶ紐のような形をしている。中空で中にガスをもつので上部は水面に浮く。九州，本州，北海道および朝鮮半島，中国，北アメリカ西岸，大西洋に分布する。

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