When first found, it seemed strange to find A. armata in this location due to the high summer seawater surface temperatures along southern Mediterranean coasts.

[3] The fully grown A. armata has sparse branches on which long stolons with harpoon-like hooks and erect shoots develop in all directions.

[8] The acceleration of marine biological invasions through increasing trade and travel also caused the transportation of A. armata to areas outside of their native range: Southern hemisphere.

Once it is established, A. armata could rapidly spread and dominate the invaded environment without the direct intervention of human activity.

[9] A. armata releases large amounts of toxic compounds to gain competitive advantage in the surrounding invaded area.

[10] The impairment of invertebrates after exposure to this algal exudate is shown by significantly increased lipid  (and other biochemical biomarkers) content in the organisms such as common prawn and marine snail.

[10] The critical impact that the exudate of A. armata causes, via secondary metabolites, severely decreases the survival rate of various species in the rock pool native communities.

[12] In 2021, CH4 Global became the first company in the world to be licensed by intellectual property holders FutureFeed to use Asparagopsis in livestock feed, with the aim of significantly reducing enteric methane emissions in ruminants.