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.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Macrocystis pyrifera Lessonia nigrescens at El Quisco beach. Date: 08/10/2007. Source: Own work. Author: Quintupeu. Permission (Reusing this file): Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Egregia menziesii, or (Feather) Boa Kelp. Though I didn't know that at the time. Date: 18 June 2008. Source: I took this photo myself while visiting the Oregon Coast. Author: Masamage♫.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Kelp and red seaweeds on the reef at the wreck of the Ker Yar Vor near Hout Bay on the Cape Peninsula. Date: 10 January 2021, 11:15:31. Source: Own work. Author: Peter Southwood.
Summary[edit] Description: 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. Date: 17 August 2015, 10:15. Source: Lessonia trabeculata. Author: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada.
Summary[edit] Egregia laevigata Setchell. Artist: Cassie, U V. Title: Egregia laevigata Setchell. Object type: Classification: 83862 Egregia laevigata Setchell. Date: Jul 1971; 07 Aug 2012. Collection: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 530: Tried to read nil global pageName1. Accession number: AK332422. Place of creation: USA (except Alaska & Hawaii). Source/Photographer: API dataCatalogue recordPhoto. Permission(Reusing this file): This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Kelp (Ecklonia radiata?) at Middle Bank, Tsistikamma National Park MPA. Date: 27 February 2013, 16:04:53. Source: Own work. Author: Peter Southwood.
Description: Feather boa seaweed. The fringe and balls are edible. (The balls are "sea olives" for their shape and salty-savoriness.). Date: 31 July 2011, 08:27. Source: Feather Boa. Author: Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA. Camera location 45° 01′ 33.74″ N, 124° 00′ 45.28″ W: View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 45.026040; -124.012577.
Description: Kelp bed (Ecklonia maxima) in the Western Cape, South Africa. Date: 19 November 2010, 23:00. Source: Kelp bed (Ecklonia maxima) Uploaded by JoJan. Author: derekkeats.
Summary[edit] Description: Native to coastlines from southern Peru to central Chile and known as Huiro Palo. Thanks to Erasmo Macaya for identification. Date: 27 February 2009, 22:45. Source: Lessonia trabeculata. Author: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada.