May 17, 2025

New article: Solieria latifolia sp. nov. and S. yoshidae sp. nov. (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from offshore Tanegashima Island

Please take a look at our new article on two newly discovered species of the genus Solieria from offshore Tanegashima Island. It was published on May 12, 2025, in Phycologia, the official journal of the International Phycological Society.

Suzuki, Zemba, & Terada. 2025. Solieria latifolia sp. nov. and S. yoshidae sp. nov. (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from offshore Tanegashima Island, Japan. Phycologia, 64. DOI:10.1080/00318884.2025.2494493
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00318884.2025.2494493
 

In recent years, we have focused on species diversity and environmental adaptations in Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs—ecosystems found at depths greater than 30 m) around offshore Tanegashima Island, and have published a series of related articles. The species name Solieria yoshidae was dedicated to the late Dr. Tadao Yoshida (1933–2024), Professor Emeritus of Hokkaido University, who was a specialist in the taxonomy of Solieria.

https://www.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/topics/2025/05/post-2326.html