English Common Name:

Yellow-green Algae

Scientific name

Pseudodichotomosiphon constrictus

Taxonomy

Order: Vaucheriales, Family: Vaucheriaceae

Size

1 cm - 2 cm

Species Distribution

Okinawa Island

Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered and Endangered

Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered and Endangered

Tidal flats in Okinawa Island are the only place this species is found in Japan. It shows up on tidal flats from winter to spring, but it dries up and dies during summer.

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Updated September 2017

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