500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Miyagi

No.85
Mangoku-ura
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Criteria for selection:1
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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Ishinomaki C Shallow sea areas, Seagrass beds Seagrasses, Marine algae Mangoku-ura Habitat of Zostera marina. Porphyra tenera (a threatened species) grows in the innermost part of the cove.
Benthos Mangoku-ura Habitat of Crassostrea gigas, Ruditapes philippinarum, Cyclina sinensis (northernmost habitat) and Batillaria multiformis.

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