Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In 2025, a new locality of brown alga Sargassum ilicifolium (Turner) C.Agardh was recorded in Okinoshima, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. This is the first clear report of this species growing naturally in Kanto district. The habitat of Okinoshima is considered to be the northern limit of the distribution of S. ilicifolium in Japan.
Source: Sessile Organisms
DOI: 10.4282/sosj.42.19
Authors: Takeaki Hanyuda, Masahiro Suzuki
Institutions: Kitasato University, Kagoshima University
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7130439127