noun
Pyropia kurogii (species of red algae)
A species of red algae in the genus Pyropia, formerly placed in Porphyra. Scientific name; used in biological contexts.
チシマクロノリは北海道の沿岸で見られる紅藻の一種です。
Chishima-kuronori is a type of red algae found along the coast of Hokkaido.
The name combines 千島 (Chishima, 'Kuril Islands') and 黒海苔 (kuronori, 'black nori'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to a dark nori-like alga from the Kuril region.