Yura, Sumoto City
Yura is located at the southeastern part of Awaji Island, and faces the Kitan Strait (Tomogashima Channel). It is 50 minutes from Marine Site by car. The coast of Yura is one of the longest rocky shores on Awaji Island, and there are many green, brown, and red seaweeds on this shore with more than 120 seaweed species reported from the area. We believe this is one of the best field sites for algal research on Awaji Island, and therefore Yura is designated as a long-term monitoring site, "Awaji Yura (Seto Inland Sea Coast)" in the Monitoring Site 1000 Project of the Ministry of Environment.
Green and Brown seaweeds．A: Ulva australis "Anaaosa" (Green algae)；B: Ishige foliacea "Iroro" (Brown algae)；C: Sphacelaria rigidula "Waijigata-kurogashira" (Brown algae)；D: Dictyota dichotoma"Amijigusa" (Brown algae)；E: Dictyopteris prolifera "Herayahazu" (Brown algae)；F: Spatoglossum crassum "Atsubakomongusa" (Brown algae)；G: Hydroclathrus clathratus (arrow) "Kagomenori". Leathesia marina (arrowhead) "Nebarimo" (Brown algae)；H: Undaria pinnatifida "Wakame" (Brown algae)；I: Sargassum fusiforme "Hijiki" (Brown algae)；J: Sargassum horneri "Akamoku" (Brown algae)
Red seaweeds (Red algae)．A: Gelidium elegans "Makusa" ；B: Chondrus ocellatus "Tsunomata"；C: Chondrus giganteus "Obatsunomata"；D: Chondracanthus tenellus "Suginori"；E: Pachymeniopsis lanceolata "Fudaraku"；F: Polyopes prolifer "Komenori"；G: Champia parvula "Watsunagiso"；H: Fushitsunagia catenata "Fushitsunagi"；I: Palisada intermedia "Kurosozo"
Seashore animals．A: Halichondria okadai "Kuroisokaimen" (Sponges)；B: Hymeniacidon sinapium "Daidaiisokaimen" (Sponges)；C: Haliclona cinerea "Murasakikaimen" (Sponges)；D: Aurelia aurita（"Mizukurage / Moon jelly" (Cnidaria-True jellyfishes)；E: Ligia exotica "Funamushi / Sea roach" (Crustaceans-isopods)； F: Tetraclita japonica "Kurofujitsubo" (Crustaceans-Barnacles)； G: Capitulum mitella "Kamenote / Japanese goose barnacle" (Crustaceans-Barnacles)； H: Liolophura japonica "Hizaragai" (Mollusca-Chitons)； I: Patelloida saccharina "Unoashi" (Mollusca-Limpets)； J: Cellana toreuma "Yomegakasa" (Mollusca-Limpets)； K: Thylacodes adamsii "Ohebigai" (Mollusca-Worm snails)； L: Dendrodoris arborescens "Kuroshitanashiumiushi" (Mollusca-Sea slugs)