Seaweed Irritation

Seaweed irritations usually occur after having direct contact with the poisonousLyngbyamajusculaspecie, which produces two toxins, lyngbyatoxin A and debromoaplysiatoxin. This specie gets under the bathing suit causing the irritation. It appears similar to dark mutted clumps of hair. But seaweed such as algae and coelenterates, which cannot be seen by the naked eye,may also result […]