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Wakame, Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar, is a brown alga found along most parts of the Japanese coasts influenced by warm currents. It generally grows on the rocks between the low tide level and 15 m deep, and develops to nearly 2 m at maturity. Differences between the two morphological forms, f. typica Yendo (inner-bay type, southern type) and f. distans (outer-bay type, northern type), seem to be caused by genetic and environmental factors (Saito, 1962; Kito, et al 1981).
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Watanabe, T., Nisizawa, K. (1984). The utilization of wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) in Japan and manufacture of ‘haiboshi wakame’ and some of its biochemical and physical properties. In: Bird, C.J., Ragan, M.A. (eds) Eleventh International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6560-7_16
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