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Ulva lactuca, also known by the common name sea lettuce, [1] is an edible green alga in the family Ulvaceae. It is the type species of the genus Ulva . A synonym is U. fenestrata , referring to its "windowed" or "holed" appearance, Despite the name, it is not a lettuce .
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Composite image illustrating the diversity of Ulvophyceae. Top left: Ulva.Top right: Caulerpa.Bottom left: Bornetella.Bottom right: Dictyosphaeria. The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, [1] distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology, life cycle and molecular phylogenetic data. [2]
Ulva lactuca Linnaeus 1753, syn. Phyllona lactuca (Linnaeus) F.H.Wiggers 1780, Ulva fasciata Delile 1813, [6] [89] (Saldanha Bay, False Bay eastwards into Mozambique) [2] Ulva linza Linnaeus 1753, syn. Solenia linza (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1824, Enteronia linza (Linnaeus) Chevallier 1836, Phycoseris linza (Linnaeus) Kützing 1843, Enteromorpha ...
The sea lettuces comprise the genus Ulva, a group of edible green algae that is widely distributed along the coasts of the world's oceans. The type species within the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca , lactuca being Latin for "lettuce".
The sea lettuce, Ulva, belongs here. Other well-known members include Caulerpa, Codium, Acetabularia, Cladophora, Trentepohlia and Monostroma. The Ulvophytes are diverse in their morphology and their habitat. Most are seaweeds such as those listed above.
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