A survey of epiphytic organisms in cultured kelp Saccharina japonica in Korea

Table 2 Infestation areas for epiphytic organisms in kelp

Place	Farm	Date	Water temperature (°C)	Mean thalli length (cm)	Mean infection area of epiphytic organisms % (epiphytic area/total area)
Place	Farm	Date	Water temperature (°C)	Mean thalli length (cm)	Hydroid	Bryozoan	Polychaete	Algae	Caprellid^a	Oyster
Wando	WDA	Apr 2014	11.5	340 (200–380)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		May 2014	15.5	260 (260–270)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Jun 2014	17.4	NT	10 (5–20)	0	0	0	2 (1–5)	0
		Jul 2014	21.7	190 (100–240)	85 (70–100)	4 (0.8–7.9)	0	30 (20–50)	0	0
		Aug 2014	23	200 (100–240)	81 (60–95)	0.3 (0.2–0.6)	0	20 (10–35)	8 (3–17)	0
		Sep 2014	22.1	120 (90–160)	NT	17 (0.2–48.7)	0	0	0	2.35 (0.4–4.3)
		Jan 2015	9	41 (20–71)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Jan 2015	8.3	82 (39–122)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Apr 2015	11	236 (200–280)	0	0	0	0	0	0
	WDB	May 2014	15.4	220 (100–330)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Jun 2014	21	260 (180–320)	10 (5–25)	0	0	5 (3–6)	0	0
		Jul 2014	21.5	160 (130–200)	41.8 (10–80)	0	3 (1–5)	0	2 (1–5)	0
		Sep 2014	21.6	130 (60–230)	55 (20–90)	0.13 (0.06–0.5)	0	0	0	0
		Feb 2015	9	57 (30–100)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Mar 2015	11	97 (50–180)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Apr 2015	12.5	127 (90–190)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Busan	BS	Apr 2014	11	170 (50–270)	0	0.04 (0.04)	0	0	0	0
		May 2014	14.5	230 (130–280)	14.4 (5–30)	7.3 (1.8–14.1)	0	0	0	0
		Jun 2014	21	220 (180–300)	34 (10–60)	2.8 (0.03–11.6)	0	34.1 (5–70)	0	0
		Jul 2014	20.4	160 (120–180)	37 (20–60)	37.9 (1.1–86)	0	0	3 (1–5)	0
		Feb 2015	11.5	76 (26–175)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Feb 2015	12	143 (80–219)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Mar 2015	12.5	182 (110–260)	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Apr 2015	13	203 (120–270)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pohang	PH	Jul 2014	20.5	140 (50–220)	3.3 (3–5)	0.5 (0.5)	9.5 (3–20)	0	0	0
		Aug 2014	23.4	110 (80–150)	5.3 (1–10)	1.2 (0.2–3.6)	50 (40–60)	0	0	0
		Sep 2014	23.1	70 (30–110)	3 (2–4)	0	90 (80–95)	0	0	0

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