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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 .
Ulva intestinalis is a green alga in the family Ulvaceae, known by the common names sea lettuce, green bait weed, gutweed, [1] and grass kelp. [2] Until they were reclassified by genetic work completed in the early 2000s, the tubular members of the sea lettuce genus Ulva were placed in the genus Enteromorpha .
(Green algae, green seaweeds) Family Ulvaceae. Ruffled sea lettuce Ulva taeniata (Setchell) Setchell & Gardner (Elliston, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also NZand and USA.) [1] Southern sea lettuce Ulva australis Areschoug (Whitford Beach, Western Australia, to Terrigal, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) [1]
Ulva australis, the southern sea lettuce, is a species of bright green coloured seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that can be found in waters around Australia and was first described by Swedish botanist Johan Erhard Areschoug. It is an edible green algae, although sometimes designated as a seaweed. [1]
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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".
Lettuce, like other produce, needs to be washed to remove any dirt, debris, bugs, pesticides, or bacteria prior to cutting or eating. Meet Our Expert.
Palmaria palmata, also called dulse, dillisk or dilsk (from Irish/Scottish Gaelic duileasc / duileasg), red dulse, sea lettuce flakes, or creathnach, is a red alga previously referred to as Rhodymenia palmata. It grows on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is a well-known snack food.