The status of the edible brown alga Sargassum fusiforme (Fucales) in Kagoshima in 2025, located at the southern distributional limit in Kyushu, mainland Japan, was investigated to assess whether its ....

The mesophotic zone off Tanegashima Island (approximately 30–40 m deep) is a marine macroalgal hotspot in subtropical Japan; however, the taxonomic diversity of calcifying red algal community remains...

Cultivated green alga Gayralia kuroshiensis (Hirohano-hitoegusa, formerly referred to as Monostroma latissimum in Japan) is ecologically and industria…

The green alga “Hitoegusa” (commonly referred to as Monostroma nitidum in Japan) is an important edible resource in Kagoshima and Okinawa. To clarify its phylogenetic relationships in these regions, w...

Significant changes in seaweed communities were identified at six sites in Japan through the long-term monitoring program ‘Monitoring Sites 1000.’ This study summarizes the results of 15 years of sur...