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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. 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".
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The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, [3] distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology, life cycle and molecular phylogenetic data. [4] The sea lettuce, Ulva, belongs here.
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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 ...
Ulva flexuosa: Yes [13] This algae is filamentous in nature and is great for feeding Sea urchins. Once known as Enteromorpha flexuosa. [13] [121] 24 in (61.0 cm) [122] Grass lettuce: Ulva intestinalis: Easy [117] Fast [117] Excellent [117] Moderate-High [117] Low-Moderate [117] Yes [117] Also known as Gutweed and Grass kelp and once known as ...
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 .