Introducing the topics of Japanese seaweed including research and educational activities, from the Marine Botany Lab, Department of Fisheries, Kagoshima University. www.phycollab.org/ 鹿児島大学水圏植物学研究室の調査研究を中心に、海藻・藻場関係の情報を発信しています。海産植物の自然史や藻場の保全、増養殖，食文化に関心のある方はどうぞ。
Mar 18, 2020
New article: Meristotheca papulosa トサカノリは緑色光や青色光だけでも十分に光合成が可能で、緑色光を当て続けると赤みが増す論文
Our new article out from the Journal of Applied Phycology.
Despite the absence of red light that is essential to the photosynthesis by chlorophyll-a, a deep subtidal red alga Meristotheca papulosa can photosynthesize effectively by using the green light that penetrates into the subtidal water. Under the blue and green light exposures for 7-day culture, a phycobilisome, phycoerythrin (PE) concentration of the alga increased, suggesting improved reddish-color the alga.
Borlongan, Suzuki, Nishihara, Kozono, Terada 2020. Effects of light quality and temperature on the photosynthesis and pigment content of a subtidal edible red alga Meristotheca papulosa (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales) from Japan. Journal of Applied Phycology 32: DOI: 10.1007/s10811-020-02045-z
