Seaweeds

♦️Seaweeds 

🔹About: 

1. They are the primitive, marine non-flowering marine algae without root, stem and leaves.

2. Large seaweeds form dense underwater forests known as kelp forests, which act as underwater nurseries for fish, snails and sea urchins.

3. Some species of seaweeds Gracilaria edulis, Gracilaria crassa, Gracilaria verrucosa, Gelidiella acerosa, Sargassum spp. and Turbinaria spp.

4. Found mostly in the intertidal region, in shallow and deep waters of the sea and also in estuaries and backwaters.

🔹Uses:

1. Oxygen and Nutrient Provider

2. Iron Sequestrator

3. Bioindicator

4. Used as fertilizer

5. combat beach erosion.

6. Used as an ingredient in preparing toothpaste, cosmetics and paints

7. Climate Mitigation

8. Can increase aquaculture production