New locality of brown alga <i>Sargassum ilicifolium</i> from Kanto district

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.

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Sessile Organisms
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2026-02-18
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https://doi.org/10.4282/sosj.42.19
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Marine and coastal plant biology
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New locality of brown alga Sargassum ilicifolium from Kanto district

Takeaki Hanyuda, Masahiro Suzuki
Sessile Organisms
Marine and coastal plant biology
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New locality of brown alga Sargassum ilicifolium from Kanto district

Takeaki Hanyuda, Masahiro Suzuki
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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.

Sessile OrganismsVol. 42(2)
Kagoshima University (JP), Kitasato University (JP)
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Marine and coastal plant biology
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New locality of brown alga <i>Sargassum ilicifolium</i> from Kanto district — Takeaki Hanyuda, Masahiro Suzuki · Sessile Organisms (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS