Kappaphycus alvarezii Kappaphycus alvarezii Kappaphycus alvarezii, the elkhorn sea moss, is a species of red algae. It is one of the most important commercial sources of carrageenans, a family of gel-forming, viscosifying polysaccharides. Farming methods affect the character of the carrageenan that can be extracted from the seaweed. This alga grows to two meters long and is green or yellow in color. It is very fast-growing, known to double its biomass in 15 days. Different carrageenan types differ in composition and conformation, resulting in a wide range of rheological and functional properties. Carrageenans are used in a variety of commercial applications as
Purple-red earth snake ventrals pluricarinate. Tail ending in a simple laterally compressed point. Purple-red earth snake The purple-red earth snake ("Teretrurus sanguineus") is a species of nonvenomous shield tail snake, endemic to southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. Found in southern India in Wynaad, Travancore (in Nalumukku at 1,350 m elevation and Oothu at 1,300 m), the Manimuthar Hills (in the Western Ghats of the Tinnevelly district) and Nyamakad (Western Ghats of the Kerala Munar Hills at 2,200 m). The type locality given is "Anamallay forests; 4,000 feet elevation." Dorsum brown or purplish red. Ventrum red, blotched with black in some specimens.