I-Wakame (wakame) iyimifino yasolwandle eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, enezimila eziningi. Umzimba womhlabathi umnyama, uqine njengesikhumba, ubude bungama-1-2 amamitha, ububanzi bungama-50-100 millimeters, umumo wonke ufana ne-lanceolate, une-rib eyinhloko ebonakalayo maphakathi, futhi izinhlangothi zombili zincane, ngokuvamile zakha iziqephu eziningi ezihlukene, imiphetho yezimila inezikwele, ngezinye izikhathi ayihlukani, futhi yonke indawo igcwele izindlala ezicwebezelayo. I-rhizoid yokubambelela i-fibrous, eyakhiwe ama-rhizoids amaningi ahlangene, anama-suckers ekugcineni. Isiqu esifushane, cishe siphansi njenge-cylindrical, entwasahlobo nasehlobo, izimila ezifana nezimila ezibomvu, ezijiyile futhi ezigcwele i-gelatinous ezivela nhlangothi zombili zesiqu (ezaziwa ngokuthi i-kelp-like ear), eziqukethe ama-sporangia.
Isikhathi sokuvuna sihlobene kakhulu nezinga lokushisa lolwandle ngalowo nyaka, ngokuvamile, sigxile phakathi kukaFebhuwari noMeyi. I-wakame entsha ebuthwe olwandle, uma ingalungiswa ngokushesha ngemva kokuvunwa, izodliwa yi-"enzyme" ye-wakame uqobo, ilahle ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele nokucwebezela kolwandle ngesikhathi esifushane, futhi umzimba womhlabathi ulahlekelwe ukuqina kwawo. Ngakho-ke, ukuze i-wakame idliwe unyaka wonke, abantu baye baqamba izindlela ezahlukahlukene zokucubungula kusukela kudala, futhi i-wakame esiyithola ezitolo ngokuyisisekelo iyimikhiqizo ecubunguliwe. Izinhlobo zemikhiqizo ye-wakame ethengiswa ezimakethe ngokuyisisekelo zihlukaniswe izinhlobo ezimbili ezinkulu: ezifakwe usawoti nezomisiwe, futhi uhlobo ngalunye olukhulu luqukethe izinhlobo eziningi ezincane.