Please take a look at our new article reporting the first record of Ulva kanagawae V. Carneiro, N. T. Martins & Cassano from Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan. This alga was described as a new species in 2023, but the type locality was São Paulo, Brazil. Our finding represents the first record of this species from the Pacific Ocean. Because the biogeographic connection between Ogasawara and São Paulo remains unclear, we are very excited to see future records that may further clarify the distribution of this alga.
Kitayama, Suzuki, Terada 2025.
First record of Ulva kanagawae V.Carneiro, N.T.Martins & Cassano (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) from Japan.
Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series B, Botany 51 (4): 127–135
DOI: 10.50826/bnmnsbot.51.4_127
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bnmnsbot/51/4/51_127/_article/-char/ja
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。