Ryuta Terada
@ryutaterada.bsky.social
Phycologist, Professor of Marine Botany, Kagoshima University
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Happy World Algae Day!
October 12
October 12
October 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Happy World Algae Day!
October 12
October 12
Please take a look at our new article on the reassessment of the taxonomic status of Dictyoteae algae from Japan. Congratulations to Dr. Christophe Vieira on this excellent work!
Christophe Vieira et al. 2025.
Journal of Phycology
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.70084
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Christophe Vieira et al. 2025.
Journal of Phycology
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.70084
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Please take a look at our new article on the reassessment of the taxonomic status of Dictyoteae algae from Japan. Congratulations to Dr. Christophe Vieira on this excellent work!
Christophe Vieira et al. 2025.
Journal of Phycology
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.70084
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Christophe Vieira et al. 2025.
Journal of Phycology
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.70084
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The long summer break has come to an end, and the fall semester at Kagoshima University began last week. The Marine Botany Lab is offering the Phycology course (1b1212) on Monday mornings for undergraduate students in the Department of Fisheries. Welcome to the fascinating underwater world of algae!
October 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The long summer break has come to an end, and the fall semester at Kagoshima University began last week. The Marine Botany Lab is offering the Phycology course (1b1212) on Monday mornings for undergraduate students in the Department of Fisheries. Welcome to the fascinating underwater world of algae!
A green alga, Acetabularia ryukyuensis, from Kayo Beach, Okinawa, Japan.
October 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A green alga, Acetabularia ryukyuensis, from Kayo Beach, Okinawa, Japan.
Please take a look at our new article on the effects of desiccation and salinity gradients on the photochemical efficiency of a mesophotic green alga, Ryuguphycus kuaweuweu.
Terada et al. 2025
Phycological Resarch
doi.org/10.1111/pre....
Terada et al. 2025
Phycological Resarch
doi.org/10.1111/pre....
August 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please take a look at our new article on the effects of desiccation and salinity gradients on the photochemical efficiency of a mesophotic green alga, Ryuguphycus kuaweuweu.
Terada et al. 2025
Phycological Resarch
doi.org/10.1111/pre....
Terada et al. 2025
Phycological Resarch
doi.org/10.1111/pre....
A brown alga, Saccharina japonica, found on Charatsunai Beach in Muroran City, Hokkaido.
July 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A brown alga, Saccharina japonica, found on Charatsunai Beach in Muroran City, Hokkaido.
A red alga, Gloiopeltis furcata, found on Charatsunai Beach, Muroran city, Hokkaido, Japan.
July 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A red alga, Gloiopeltis furcata, found on Charatsunai Beach, Muroran city, Hokkaido, Japan.
A brown alga, Myagropsis myagroides, found on Takeno, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
July 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A brown alga, Myagropsis myagroides, found on Takeno, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Kallymenia perforata from Noshima, Nagashima Islands, Kagoshima.
July 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Kallymenia perforata from Noshima, Nagashima Islands, Kagoshima.
A brown alga, Sporochnus keyari found on Nagashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
July 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A brown alga, Sporochnus keyari found on Nagashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
A red alga, Dudresnaya kuroshioensis, found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A red alga, Dudresnaya kuroshioensis, found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
A green alga, Umbraulva amamiensis, found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A green alga, Umbraulva amamiensis, found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
Fucoid communities @ Nagashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
June 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Fucoid communities @ Nagashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
During the oral session held on June 12 at the 13th International Phycological Congress, Dr Ryuta Terada, head of the Marine Botany Lab, presented his recent research on photosynthetic studies of the cultivated red alga Pyropia yezoensis (photo), using a newly developed photon detection device.
June 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
During the oral session held on June 12 at the 13th International Phycological Congress, Dr Ryuta Terada, head of the Marine Botany Lab, presented his recent research on photosynthetic studies of the cultivated red alga Pyropia yezoensis (photo), using a newly developed photon detection device.
Gala Dinner International Phycological Congress 2025 @ Hanann Aloba Beach Resort in Bohol, Philippines.
June 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Gala Dinner International Phycological Congress 2025 @ Hanann Aloba Beach Resort in Bohol, Philippines.
The 13th International Phycological Congress (IPC2025) is currently being held at Alona Beach Resort in Bohol, Philippines.
June 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The 13th International Phycological Congress (IPC2025) is currently being held at Alona Beach Resort in Bohol, Philippines.
Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohool, Philippines
June 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohool, Philippines
Avrainvillea obscura, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Avrainvillea obscura, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
Caulerpa filicoides, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Caulerpa filicoides, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
Chlorodesmis fastigiata, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island.
June 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Chlorodesmis fastigiata, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island.
Sargassum ilicifolium, a brown alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Sargassum ilicifolium, a brown alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
In collaboration with the Marine Botany Lab and Kagoshima City Aquarium this week, we conducted a marine algal survey on the remote island of Okinoerabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands. Surveys were carried out at more than ten sites along the island’s entire coastline using SCUBA and skin diving.
June 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
In collaboration with the Marine Botany Lab and Kagoshima City Aquarium this week, we conducted a marine algal survey on the remote island of Okinoerabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands. Surveys were carried out at more than ten sites along the island’s entire coastline using SCUBA and skin diving.
Distromium decumbens, a brown alga found offshore of Tanegashima Island, the northern Ryukyu Islands.
May 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Distromium decumbens, a brown alga found offshore of Tanegashima Island, the northern Ryukyu Islands.