Nemalion vermiculare Suringar

Japanese: ウミゾウメン(海素麵) - ウミゾウメン(英語表記)Nemalion vermiculare Suringar
Nemalion vermiculare Suringar
A red seaweed of the family Cerataceae that grows on rocks in the upper intertidal zone, resembling dark red somen noodles. It is soft, string-like, and slimy. The body is 1.5-2 mm thick and 10-20 cm long, and some branches into several at the base, while others do not branch at all. It grows from winter to spring and disappears in summer. It is known to spend the summer as a minute asexual filament. It is found along the coasts of Japan, except in areas strongly influenced by warm currents, and is also found in the Korean Peninsula, China, and Sakhalin.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
暗紅色のそうめんに似た形状で,潮間帯上部の岩上に生育する紅藻ベニモズク科の海藻。ひも状でやわらかく,ぬるぬるする。体は太さ1.5~2mm,長さ10~20cmで,基部で数本に分岐するものもあれば,全く分岐しないものもある。冬から春にかけて生育し,夏には消失する。夏には微細な無性の糸状体で過ごすことが知られている。暖流の影響の強い地域を除く日本各地の沿岸に分布し,さらに朝鮮半島,中国,サハリンにもみられる。

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