Rhodoliths collected from the waters off Tanegashima Island (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

Rhodoliths collected from the waters off Tanegashima Island

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Pebble-like rhodoliths, which form a hidden seaweed ecosystem, collected from a depth of 38 m in the waters off Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. (Aki Kato / Hiroshima University)

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Aki Kato / Hiroshima Universit

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