A seeweed known as Huiro Palo massively harvested in Chile for export as a thickening agent in foods and cosmetics. The ecological consequences can be devastating.
Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum icones ad vivum coloratae, oder, Sammlung nach der Natur gemalter Abbildungen inn- und ausländlischer Pflanzen, für Liebhaber und Beflissene der Botanik /
Summary[edit] Description: English: Algae, red algae (Rhodophyta), some gutweed (Ulva intestinalis) and dead man's rope (Chorda filum) at the shore of Brofjorden In Norrkila, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. Date: 2 June 2018, 18:16:32. Source: Own work. Author: W.carter. Camera location58° 20′ 58.15″ N, 11° 27′ 28.02″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 58.349486; 11.457783.