▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁green ▁col oured ▁and ▁is ▁measured ▁ ▁in ▁length . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁world ▁wide ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁The ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁inter tid al ▁zone ▁in ▁shelter ed ▁to ▁open ▁coast al ▁sites , ▁in ▁shall ow ▁water , ▁t ide ▁po ols , ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁rock ▁po ols ▁and ▁sand . ▁ ▁Cons umption ▁and ▁production ▁The ▁plant ▁is ▁widely ▁produced ▁in ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁Korea . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁ed ible ▁by ▁both ▁animals ▁and ▁humans ▁al ike , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁nut ri ents ▁and ▁good ▁taste . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁ ▁various ▁cos met ics ▁to ▁prevent ▁skin ▁it ch iness . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁fert il izer ▁because ▁it ▁adds ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁min er als ▁to ▁the ▁soil . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : U lv aceae ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Asia ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Europe ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁Ep ica uta ▁cor v ina ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁bl ister ▁be et le ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Mel o idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁and ▁North ▁America .