Ripley, Tennessee. Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 7,844 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County. The current mayor is Maurice Gaines.
Each type of seaweed is rich in its own unique set of nutrients: 1  Nori seaweed has the highest amount of protein compared to the other types. 2  Wakame has the highest amount of calcium. 3  Sea Lettuce is very high in iron. 4  Hijiki is high in calcium and fiber.
Seaweeds absorb their nutrients through their leaf-like tissues. Those without holdfasts simply float; a single type of seaweed or kelp can spread around the world, carried on tides and on the bottoms of ships; there are literally hundreds and hundreds of different types of seaweed. Kelp is one of those types. Among the largest types of seaweed, what makes them unique is their tendency to grow in large, thick kelp forests that can be home to hundreds of different species of marine life.