9TH ASIAN PACIFIC PHYCOLOGICAL FORUM (APPF 2024)
April 14–18, 2024: Hokkaido University Conference Hall, Sapporo, JapanPROGRAM

Time

April 14th (Sunday)

15:00–17:00

Registration

17:00–18:30

Welcome Reception





Time
8:30–

April 15th (Monday)
Registration
Main Hall

9:30–10:15

Plenary 1 (Chairperson: Put Ang, Jr.)
Restoration of Seaweed Forests from Urchin Barrens: Density Manipulation, Phase-Shift Trend and Functional Recovery
Jeong Ha Kim

10:15–10:30



Break



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April 15

10:30–12:00

Main Hall

Hall A

MS-1: Seaweed Study for Climate ChangeMS-2: Phycological Women in the Asian-Pacific -Mitigation and Adaptation

Past, Present & Emerging

Convenors: Ik Kyo Chung & Hiroshi Kawai

Convenors: Alecia Bellgrove & Zoe E. Brittain

Hall B
MS-3: Cyanobacteria Taxonomy and Evolution
Convenors: Shoichiro Suda & Renhui Li

MS-1-1: Significant changes in seaweedMS-2-1: Phycological women in the Asian-Pacific -MS-3-1: Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies on thecommunity structure observed in a nationwide

past, present & emerging

thin filamentous cyanobacteria from China

long-term monitoring survey in Japan at

Alecia Bellgrove

Fangfang Cai“Monitoring-Site 1000" over the past 15 years
Ryuta Terada

MS-3-2: Black filamentous cyanobacterium isolated
from Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan

MS-1-2: Estimation of carbon sequestration by

Shoichiro Suda

seaweeds in Japanese coasts
Masakazu Hori

MS-3-3: Revealing the diversity of Lyngbya-likecyanobacteria, with discovery of a novel trichal

MS-1-3: Potential role of Indonesia macroalgae incyanobacterial genus isolated from the terrestrial

mitigating global climate change

ecosystem in China.

Calvyn F.A. Sondak

Renhui Li

MS-1-4: Marine forest afforestation project inMS-3-4: Evolution in progress: Fine scale diversity

Korea

of the filamentous bloom-forming cyanobacteria

Jin Woo Kang

revealed by genomic profiling
Da HuoMS-3-5: Principle and diversity of chromatic
acclimation in Cyanobacteria
Yuu Hirose

12:00–13:00



Lunch



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April 15
Main Hall

Hall A

Hall B

MS-5: Signal Transduction in Algae

MS-6: Securing Sustainable Seaweed Aquaculture

Convenors: Gwang Hoon Kim & Eunyoung Shim

Convenors: Juliet Brodie & Phaik-Eem Lim

MS-4: Dynamics and Drivers for Change in Marine
Algal Populations and Communities
Convenors: Jeong Ha Kim & Put Ang, Jr.
13:00–14:30

MS-4-1: Water depth outweighs reef condition inMS-5-1: Signaling and signal transduction in red

MS-6-1: Towards a global approach to seaweed

shaping abundance of non-geniculate coralline

algae

conservation to safeguard the seaweed industry

algae and microbial communities in coral reefs: A

Gwang Hoon Kim

Juliet BrodieMS-5-2: Ca2+ signaling during fertilization in the red

MS-6-2: Chimeric macroalgae for seaweed

alga Bostrychia moritziana: the role of calcium-

aquaculture: restocking, restoration, improving

MS-4-2: Comparative metagenomic analysis ofdependent kinases

sustainability and resilience to climate change

marine eDNA from the aquaculture farms of

Eunyoung Shim

Alejandra González

case study from Thailand
Jaruwan Mayakun

Saccharina japonica in Korea and China
Jeong Ha Kim

MS-6-3: Role of macroalgal culture collections forsustainable seaweed aquacultureMS-4-3: Patterns in zoospore dispersal of the kelp

Hiroshi Kawai

Eisenia bicyclis at different spatial scales
Masakazu N. Aoki

MS-6-4: Sustaining eucheumatoids aquacultureamid climate changeMS-4-4: Potential effects of phenological change

Phaik-Eem Lim

and increased grazing activities on populations ofSargassum spp. under a warming ocean
Put Ang, Jr.
14:30–14:45

Break







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April 15
Main Hall
CS-1: Algal Natural Products
Chairpersons: Chin Soon Phan & You-Jin Jeon
14:45–15:00

Hall A
CS-2: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Evolution /Algae and Environmental Pollution
Chairpersons: Lawrence Liao & Bhumi Nath Tripathi

Hall B
CS-3: Physiology and Biochemistry
Chairpersons: Jang Kyun Kim & Gwang Hoon Kim

CS-1-1: Chemotaxonomic Study of JapaneseCS-2-1: Novel rearrangements in the mitochondrial

CS-3-1: Physiological effects of nano-plastics on

Marine Red Alga Laurencia composita

genomes of the Ceramiales (Rhodophyta) andGrateloupia turuturu and Chondrus ocellatus

Tatsuhide Miwa

evolutionary implications

Jae Woo Jung

Minho Seo
15:00–15:15

CS-1-2: New Halogenated Cyclic Monoterpenoid

CS-2-2: Timeline of brown algal origin andCS-3-2: Variability of Macroalgal Dissolved Organic

with Anti-biofouling activity from Japanese Red

diversification

Carbon Dynamics: Insights from a Diasporic Kanaka

Alga Portieria hornemanni

Seok-Wan ChoiʻŌiwi Research Methodology in Ainu Mosir

Shinnosuke Ishigami
15:15–15:30

Andrew Kalani Carlson

CS-1-3: Influence of Sargassum horneri extract on

CS-2-3: Origin of multipartite mitochondrial genomes

CS-3-3: Latitudinal variability in phlorotannins fromseed germination and seedling of the halophytes,

in red algae

the Australasian intertidal fucoid, Hormosira banksii

Suaeda maritima and Salicornia herbacea.

Yongsung Lee

Flora Lam Kim

CS-1-4: Therapeutic potential of Sargassum

CS-2-4: Taxonomic re-assessment of the genus

CS-3-4: Molecular mechanisms of actin-based spore

coreanum-derived fucoidan: Insights from anti-

Laurencia (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from Korea,

movement in the Bangia fuscopurpurea

inflammatory effects in in vitro macrophages andusing molecular and morphological analysis

Soo Yeon Kim

in vivo zebrafish model

Prismabella W. Andiska

Nayoung Lee
15:30–15:45

R. P. G. S. K. Amarasiri
15:45–16:00

CS-1-5: Fucoidan from Sargassum autumnale

CS-2-5: Salinity effects on arsenic biotransformation

CS-3-5: Arsenic composition of edible

Inhibits Potential Inflammatory Responses via NF-

and speciation pattern by Sargassum species

sargassaceous seaweeds: comparison of novel

κB and MAPK Pathway Suppression in

Rakhi Rani Datta

Australian species with Japanese Hijiki

Lipopolysaccharide-Induced RAW 264.7

Alecia Bellgrove

Macrophages
Nisansala M. Liyanage

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April 15
16:00–16:15

CS-3-6: Stable isotope analysis of non-calcareous
macroalgae living within a natural CO2 vent
Denisa M. Berbece

16:15–17:45

Poster Session (Odd)17:45–18:00

Free

18:00–APPA Council Meeting (Hall B)








Time

April 16th (Tuesday)
Main Hall

9:00–9:45

Plenary 2 (Chairperson: Hiroshi Kawai)
Characterising the marine macroalgae of Aotearoa New Zealand: a report on progress
Wendy A. Nelson

9:45–10:00

Break






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April 16

10:00–11:30

Main Hall

Hall A

MS-7: Cryptic Diversity and Phylogeography in

MS-8: Isoyake Taisaku -Action Plan and Practice for

Macroalgae

Algal Bed Restoration-

Convenors: Myung Sook Kim & Ni-Ni-Win

Convenors: Daisuke Fujita & Aaron Eger

Hall B
MS-9: Chemical Biology of Microalgae
Convenors: Tatsufumi Okino & Lik Tong Tan

MS-7-1: Taxonomic reassessment of the genus

MS-8-1: Current status and restoration of algal beds

MS-9-1: Cyanobacterial natural products: bioactive

Dictyota (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from Japan:

in Japan - Can we success in warming days?

cyclic and linear peptides

cryptic diversity and unexpected species richness

Daisuke Fujita

Chin Soon Phan

Ni-Ni-Win
MS-8-2: Subsidizing the overharvest of an

MS-9-2: Marine filamentous cyanobacteria: a

MS-7-2: Cryptic diversity and geographic

overgrazing, range-extending sea urchin for kelp

treasure trove of bioactive specialized metabolites

distribution of the widespread species in therestoration and abalone habitat protection

for drug discovery and development

genera Caulacanthus and Meristotheca

John P. Keane

Lik Tong Tan

MS-8-3: Restoration of marine ecosystem throughMS-9-3: From bioactives to algal population

the Marine Forest afforestation project in Korea

collapse: elucidating the cellular mechanisms of

Ji Chul Oh

algal death(Gigartinales, Rhodophyta)
Mi Yeon Yang
MS-7-3: Seaweed phylogeography in the Asian
Pacific: A long way to go
Zi-Min Hu

Rebecca J. Case
MS-8-4: The kelp forest challenge: a global mission
to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp

MS-9-4: Chemistry and biology of the water-plant

MS-7-4: Phylogeographic structure and population

forests by 2040.

symbiotic algicidal bacteria

connectivity of two cryptic Bostrychia species, B.

Aaron Eger

Masaki Fujita

binderi and B. tenella (Rhodomelaceae,
Rhodophyta) in southern Japan
Narongrit Muangmai
11:30–12:30

Lunch






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April 16
Main Hall

Hall A
CS-5: Ecology /CS-4: Algal Natural Products /Biotechnology
Chairpersons: Xiaoting Fu & Masaki Fujita
12:30–12:45

Algae and Climate Change
Chairpersons: Christopher Cornwall & Masayuki
TatsumiHall B
CS-6: Physiology and Biochemistry /Harmful Algal Blooms
Chairpersons: Ryuta Terada & Garry Benico

CS-4-1: Protective Effects of 3-Hydroxy-5,6-epoxy-CS-5-1: Ecological and physical comparison

CS-6-1: Impacts of density, morphology andβ-ionone, Extracted from Invasive Brown Seaweed

between sporophyte and gametophyte of two

photosynthetic response of the seaweeds Caulerpa

Sargassum horneri, Against Inflammation Induced

Chondrus species (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta)

lentillifera, Ulva rigida and Gracilaria fisheri in

by Urban Particulate Matter in MH-S Mouse Lung

Kazuki Sadakane

nutrient absorption from fish culture effluent

Cells

Boonanan Kaewduang

Dineth P. Nagahawatta
12:45–13:00

CS-4-2: Comparative study of Wild andCS-5-2: Small-scale genetic diversity of Saccharina

CS-6-2: Responses in growth, pigmentation andaquaculture Ecklonia cava in chemicaljaponica: temporal and spatial homogeneity

photo radiation of sea grape, Botryocladia sp.

composition and bio actives in in vitro and in vivo

Yuki Hosoyama(Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta) under laboratory

Sang-Woon Lee

condition of various salinity and light colors
Penpitcha Kimtin

13:00–13:15

CS-4-3: Diterpenoids from the genus Dictyota

CS-5-3: Effects of light color and nutrient on the

CS-6-3: Effects of fragmentation and co-cultivation(Phaeophyceae) with nematicidal activity against

growth of kelp Eisenia bicyclis

on gametogenesis of Laminarialean female

the plant parasitic nematode Aphelenchoides

Rina Horie

gametophytes

besseyiRisa Tsurukame

Manami Iida
13:15–13:30

CS-4-4: Possibility on Using of Epiphytic Green

CS-5-4: Contributions of macroalgae in the diets of

CS-6-4: A new challenge to Taiwan's oyster farming

Alga, Rhizoclonium riparium (Roth) Harvey for An

herbivorous benthic invertebrates

industry in 2023: Investigating the origin andApproaching to Bioware Paper

Min Gu Kang

potential causes of Ulva green tide on the west

Hakeem Mahamad

coast of Changhua
Chun-Yu Su





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April 16
13:30–13:45

CS-4-5: Analysis of changes in biologicalCS-5-5: Evaluation of seaweed aquaculture andCS-6-5: Metabarcoding Analysis of Cymbella

properties of rat liver cell co-cultured with

forests as potential carbon sequesters

janischii Blooms Reveals Insights on Microbiome

recombinant L-lactate assimilating Synechococcus

Ha Min Choi

Diversity, Bloom Formation, and its Potential Threat

sp. KC0110 strain

Eldrin Arguelles

Shanga Chu
13:45–14:00

CS-4-6: The role of nutrients extracted fromCS-5-6: Physiological and molecular responses ofCS-6-6: Effects of nutrient-depletion on growth,Anabaena sp. PCC7120 using solid acid catalysts

coralline algae to a natural future climate laboratory

photosynthesis, and toxins in P. limain culturing mammalian cells for sustainable

Holly E. Koch

Jeong Hwa Hwang

cultured meat production
Riko Suzuki
14:00–14:15

Break
Main Hall

Hall A

CS-7: Cell Biology
Chairpersons: Dongmei Wang & Chikako
Nagasato
14:15–14:30

CS-8: Seaweed Cultivation
Chairpersons: Danilo Largo & Norishige Yotsukura

Hall B
CS-9: Bioremediation and Biorefineries
Chairpersons: Anong Chirapart & Emienour
Muzalina Mustafa

CS-7-1: Whole genome RNA-Seq analysis of

CS-8-1: Comparing establishment of Macrocystis

CS-9-1: Intermittent aeration and stocking density

Pyropia yezoensis against biotic and abiotic stresspyrifera gametophytes and sporophytes on different

affect the bioremediation capacity of Chondrus

Yongtae Kim

substrata for kelp forest restoration

ocellatus grown in Hyporthodus septemfasciatus

Benjamin M. Williams

effluent
Sookkyung Shin

14:45–15:00



CS-7-2: Cell repair process in the marine red alga

CS-8-2: Effects of Sargassum horneri extract (SHE)

CS-9-2: Field trials of filamentous algae nutrient

Griffithsia monilis regulated by calcium-mediatedand short-term heat stress on the heat-tolerance ofscrubber (FANS) operation modes treating

reactive oxygen species signaling

kelp

agricultural drainage

Chan Young Hong

Ho-Hyeon Lee

Harizah Hariz8April 16
14:30–14:45

CS-7-3: Host cell entry of the oomycete pathogen

CS-8-3: Exploring the effect of temperature and CO2

CS-9-3: Green seaweed Caulerpa sp diversity

Olpidiopsis pyropiae in Pyropia yezoensis

aeration towards Ulva prolifera to enhance the land-

status in Malaysian waters and its bioremediation

Hana Park

based aquaculture

assessment using co-culture techniques with

Kaho Yamaha

legwhite shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Emienour M. Mustafa

15:00–15:15

15:15–15:30

CS-7-4: Cancelled

CS-8-4: What do we mean by ‘sustainable

CS-9-4: Effects of different culture media on growth,seaweed’? Perceptions of a ‘sustainable’ seaweed

composition, quality and palatability of Ulva

production industry in Australia

compressa cultivated in cylindrical photobioreactors

Zoe Brittain

Cecilia Biancacci

CS-7-5: Detection of DNA molecules associatedwith DNA viruses infectedto the diatom
Chaetoceros tenuissimus
Nanako Nakashima

15:30–17:00

Poster Session (Even)

17:00–18:00

Move to Conference Dinner Venue

18:00–20:00

Conference Dinner (Keio Plaza Hotel)




Time

April 17th (Wednesday)
Main Hall

9:00–9:45

Plenary 3 (Chairperson: Shoichiro Suda)
Freshwater Algae Bless Us with Exciting Insights into Biology
Hisayoshi Nozaki

9:45–10:00



Break


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April 17

10:00–11:30

Main Hall

Hall A

MS-10: Response and Adaptation of Microalgae in

MS-11: The Potential for Macroalgae Ecosystems to

the Changing Environment

Function as Blue Carbon Ecosystems

Convenors: Phaik-Eem Lim & John Beardall

Convenor: Gregory N. Nishihara

Hall B
MS-12: Algal Culture Collection
Convenors: Hiroshi Kawai & Masanobu Kawachi

MS-10-1: Transcriptome analysis of Spirulina

MS-11-1: Australian blue carbon landscape:MS-12-1: Introduction of NBRP Algae and recent

platensis ST at different nutrition composition and

Exploring seaweed’s potential and constraints as a

activities in MCC-NIES

salinity for cultivation in Vietnam

blue carbon ecosystem

Masanobu Kawachi

Diem Hong Dang

Masayuki Tatsumi

MS-10-2: Multi-omics reveals the evolutionary

MS-11-2: Current state and prospects of blue

capable of commercial application from Freshwater

responses of a marine diatom to high CO2 andcarbon in Japan

Algae Culture Collection ( FACHB-Collection)

warming

Tomohiro Kuwae

Lirong Song

MS-12-2: Selection and evaluation of algal strains

Peng Jin
MS-12-3: Enriching algae culture collections with
MS-10-3: Distinct responses of daytime physiology

research - the Australian National Algae Culture

and metabolome of a tropical picochlorophyte

Video presentation: Charting the path for an

Collection

under elevated seawater temperature and carbon

international tropical seaweed resilience instituteAnusuya Willis

dioxideKarlotta Rieve (Hatch Blue)

Sze Wan PoongMS-12-4: KU-MACC ~ a macroalgal culturecollection in Japan

MS-10-4: The role of transposons and DNA

Shinya Uwai

methylation in a model diatom in response tomarine heatwaves and high CO2

MS-12-5: The University of Malaya Algae Culture

Xin LinCollection (UMACC): Applications in research andindustry consultancies
Hui Yin Yeong

11:30–12:30

Lunch

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April 17

12:30–14:15

Main Hall

Hall A

Hall B

MS-13: Seaweed Fishery – Current State andIssuesConvenors: Norishige Yotsukura & Tifeng Shan

MS-14: Algal Genome
Convenors: Delin Duan & Hwan Su Yoon

MS-15: Current Studies on Species Diversity,
Biogeography and Ecology on Non-geniculate
Coralline Algae in the Indo-West Pacific Regions
Convenors: Wendy Nelson & Showe-Mei Lin

MS-14-1: Genomic analysis provides insight into
phycobilisome evolution in Porphyridium(Porphyridiophyceae, Rhodophyta)
Hwan Su Yoon

MS-15-1: Species diversity and biogeography of the
non-geniculate coralline genus Harveylithon in the
Indo-West Pacific Oceans
Li-Chia Liu

MS-14-2: Understanding the ecologicaldiversification of dinoflagellates using genomepowered approaches
Cheong Xin Chan

MS-15-2: Current status of the diversity of nongeniculate coralline algae in Japan
Aki KatoMS-13-1: Current state and issues of Kombu
fishery in Japan
Norishige Yotsukura
MS-13-2: Genetic diversity and structure of
Undaria pinnatifida (Alariaceae, Heterokontophyta)
populations from China and their genetic
relationship with those from Japan and Korea: a
key issue to be addressed for sustainable
breeding and cultivation of this economicallyimportant seaweed
Tifeng Shan
MS-13-3: Culture of Sargassum (Fucales,
Phaeophyceae) for tropical species
Danilo Largo
MS-13-4: Role and state of seaweeds in fisheryindustry in Thailand
Anong ChirapartMS-13-5: Current state and issues of Pyropia
cultivation in Japan
Kyosuke Niwa

14:15–14:30

MS-14-3: Comparative genomics of a brownseaweed, Cladosiphon okamuranus, using newstrain for understanding the capability of heat
tolerance
Nishitsuji Koki
MS-14-4: Ulva: an emerging model for seaweed
systems biology
Jonas Blomme
MS-14-5: Genome resequencing reveals rapid
adaption to habitat shift and domestication in thebrown alga Saccharina japonica
Delin Duan

Break

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MS-15-3: A five-year study on seasonal changes on
species diversity and abundance of reef-forming,
non-geniculate coralline algae in Taoyuan algal
reefs, Northwestern Taiwan
Showe-Mei Lin
MS-15-4: Crustose calcifying red algae, agents ofchange on Pacific coral reefs
Tom Schils
MS-15-5: Crustose coralline algae can contribute
more than corals to coral reef carbonate production
Christopher E. Cornwall

April 17
Main Hall
CS-10: Algae and Climate Change /Ecology
Chairpersons: Alecia Bellgrove & Gregory

Hall A
CS-11: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Evolution

CS-12: Biotechnology / Cell Biology

Chairpersons: Christophe Vieira & Wilfred John E.

Chairpersons: Dang Diem Hong & Kazumasa

Santiañez

YamadaNishihara
14:30–14:45

14:45–15:00

Hall B

CS-10-1: The microfilament skeleton of

CS-11-1: Mechanism of structural color

CS-12-1: The construction of a cellular factory using

Neopyropia yezoensis inhabiting in intertidal zone

(iridescence) in the brown alga Sporochnus dotyi

high-yielding Aurantiochytrium for the production of

triggers thallus responding to water stress(Sporochnales)

polyunsaturated fatty acids

Fanna Kong

Hiroshi Kawai

Xiaojin Song

CS-10-2: Contribution of seaweed to ocean carbon

CS-11-2: Zygote developmental variation in

CS-12-2: An update of the genetic diversity of wild

sequestration

Monostroma angicava (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)

Eucheumatoids in Indonesia

Erlania

provides insights into the evolution of multicellular

Eka S. Prasedyasporophytes
Yusuke Horinouchi
15:00–15:15

CS-10-3: Carbon sequestration potential of Ulva

CS-11-3: Studies on taxonomy and distribution of

CS-12-3: Developing mutant strains ofblooms and nearby sediments

Watanabeales (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta)

eucheumatoids adaptable to climate change

Ji-sook Park

Shuyin Li

scenarios
R. A. Narayanan

15:15–15:30

CS-10-4: Future proofing Australian dairy industry

CS-11-4: Genomic resequencing provide new

CS-12-4: Molecular mechanisms in wound-inducedwith seaweed supplementation

insights into ecological speciation of three important

spore formation in Pyropia yezoensis

Alecia Bellgrove

kelps

Dongmei Wang

Jie Zhang
15:30–15:45

15:45–16:00

CS-10-5: The simplification of marine ecosystems

CS-11-5: Changes in the biodiversity andCS-12-5: Characterization of a CRISPR-mutant

under ocean acidification – are turf algae

distribution of seaweed beds in the northern China

targeting an alginate-synthesis gene in male

becoming the dominant habitat?

seas over the last decade

gametophytes of Saccharina japonica

Ben P. Harvey

Zhongmin Sun

Chikako Nagasato

CS-10-6: Phytoplankton communities’ diversity

CS-11-6: Germling Emergence Method facilitatesand its related spatio-temporal trends in Angat

rapid discovery of hidden seaweed biodiversity in

Hydroelectric Dam, Norzagaray, Philippines

tropical reefs

Susana F. Baldia

Wilfred John E. Santiañez

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16:00–16:15

CS-10-7: Community Structure of Phytoplankton in

CS-11-7: Hidden encrusting species of the family

Tinipak River, General Nakar, Quezon Province,

Stylonemataceae (Stylonematophyceae,

Philippines

Rhodophyta) on a hull surface based on molecularArmin S. Coronado

analyses with eco-physiological characteristics
Hyung Woo Lee

16:15–16:30

16:30–16:45

Break
Main Hall

Hall A

Hall B

CS-13: Ecology / Conservation of Algae /CS-14: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Evolution /CS-15: Algal Natural Products /Seaweed Cultivation

Harmful Algal Blooms

Physiology and Biochemistry / Algae for Biofuels

Chairpersons: Jacqueline Pocklington & Shingo

Chairpersons: Narongrit Muangmai & Mitsunori

Chairpersons: Dineth P. Nagahawatta & Takashi

Akita

Iwataki

KamadaCS-13-1: High-throughput phenotyping on

CS-14-1: The need for diversity analyses at local

CS-15-1: Utilization of Ulva prolifera for humancultivated macroalgae: system establishment andand regional scales: a case study of Ramicrusta

healthapplication(Peyssonneliales, Rhodophyta) in the Mariana

Xiaoting Fu

Guo Ying Du

Islands
Matthew S. Mills

16:45–17:00

CS-13-2: Genetic structure of Eklonia cava

CS-14-2: Diversity, systematics, phylogeography

CS-15-2: Marketing quality and safety(Phaeophyceae, Heterokontophyta) and its

and evolution of the deeply diverging

characteristics of sea grape, Caulerpa lentillifera

seedlings on Sagami Bay, Central Pacific Coast,

florideophycean order Hildenbrandiales

from Thailand local farms

Japan: an implication of genetic disturbance via(Rhodophyta)

Rapeeporn Ruangchuaytransplants

Christophe Vieira

Shingo Akita
17:00–17:15

CS-13-3: Cultivating Ecklonia radiata

CS-14-3: Culture and molecular analyses of

CS-15-3: Chara corallina Klein ex C.L. Willdenow,(Laminariales, Ochrophyta) for restoration in Port

microalgae from Philippine freshwaters forthe first report of an edible freshwater alga in

Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

bioremediation

Thailand and its potential for food

Jacqueline B. Pocklington

Pierangeli Vital

Wanninee Chankaew

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17:15–17:30

17:30–17:40

CS-13-4: Distribution of the kelp Saccharina

CS-14-4: Species diversity of kareniacean

CS-15-4: Effects of high concentration inorganic

japonica in the southernmost habitats, Joban-

dinoflagellates in the Philippines, including thenitrogen and Vibrio sp. EG12 on bleaching ofcoast fishing ports on the Pacific side of Japandetection of two undescribed species

Betaphycus gelatinae

Daisuke Fujita

Garry A. Benico

Lei Tang

CS-13-5: Genomic insights into the domestication

CS-14-5: Toxicity variability in Alexandrium catenella

CS-15-5: Research on suitable culture conditions forand introgression patterns of Neopyropia

isolated from East China sea: impact of

the growth and lipid accumulation of the green

yezoensis

temperature, light intensity and grazing pressure

microalga Chlorella sorokiniana for the biodiesel

Yunxiang Mao

Xuexia Zhu

production
Dang Diem Hong

17:45–18:00

CS-13-6: Hydro-soluble vitamins in the red algae

CS-14-6: Biochemical mechanisms of

CS-15-6: Understanding the potential of freshwater

Neopyropia yezoenesis (Bangiophyceae,

cyanobacterial response to low phosphorus

microalgae for biofuel production

Rhodophyta): Ascorbic acids and cobalamins in

Xiuyun Cao

Bhumi Nath Tripathi

response to photosynthetic pigmentation andoxidative stress
Kazuhiro Yoshida
18:00–18:15

CS-14-7: Ocean deoxygenation and hypoxia
stimulate explosive growth of green-tide forming
alga, Ulva ohnoi
Huiru Li

18:15–18:30

Break

18:30–19:30

Closing Ceremony




Time
9:00–17:00

April 18th (Thursday)
Workshop (Room 3): Multiple Driver Research Workshop (Organizers: Christopher Cornwall, Ben Harvey, Denisa Berbece, Holly Koch)

Excursion: Upopoi (Ainu Museum) / Showa-shinzan (volcano) / Lake Toya

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