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Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (AIMEC)

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Gamo Beach in Sendai Bay, Miyagi Prefecture, where Physalia mikazuki sp. nov. was first discovered in July 2024. Several colonies of the Portuguese man-of-war were stranded along the shoreline following warm current activity linked to the northward shift of the Kuroshio Current. 

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