Magatamamo (Magatamamo) - Magatamamo (English spelling) Boergesenia forbesii

Japanese: マガタマモ(勾玉藻) - マガタマモ(英語表記)Boergesenia forbesii
Magatamamo (Magatamamo) - Magatamamo (English spelling) Boergesenia forbesii
A type of seaweed in the family Polytrichum communes, order Euonymus. It grows in colonies on rocks in the intertidal zone. The algae are bent like a magatama and have a circular constriction at the base. It is about 2.5 cm tall. It is found in warm seas such as the Ryukyu Islands, the Malay Archipelago, Polynesia, and the Indian Ocean.

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Japanese:
緑藻類ミドリゲ目マガタマモ科の海藻。潮間帯の岩上に群生する。藻体は勾玉のような形に曲って基部に環状のくびれがある。高さ 2.5cmぐらい。南西諸島からマレー諸島,ポリネシア,インド洋など暖海にみられる。

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