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What animals eat seaweed?

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While some animals eat meat and others prefer plants, fungi or algae, reptiles such as the sea turtle are omnivores; they eat algae or animals depending on the species. Various types of sea turtles switch their food preferences as they age. Evidence shows that flatback sea turtles make seaweed part of their diets. read more

There are roughly 1,500 species of green seaweed, 6,500 species of red seaweed and 1,800 species of brown seaweed in the world today. Many creatures depend on seaweed to survive and others live in seaweed as a method of protection from predators. read more

In the marine food chain, animals eat seaweed, predators eat those animals and people eat the predators. For example, you may dine on a lobster that ate a mingle that ingested seaweed. Because seaweed "eats" by converting sunlight into energy, it must live high enough in the ocean to receive sun rays. read more

Many different animals eat seaweed, including the Galapagos marine iguana, many types of fish and humans. Seaweed can grow in almost any type of saltwater that gets plenty of sunlight. There are many different types of seaweed, including red, brown and green. read more

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