Kappaphycus alvarezii

Kappaphycus alvarezii (Eucheuma Cottonii) is an exotic, invasive seaweed that grows in the subtidal zone (below the low tide line) of East Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Caribbean on rocky areas of the seabed and on sand near coral reefs, where waves take on a regular slow motion and the water is shallow. This...