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Ulvaceae () |
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sessile; brackish; marine |
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Western Central Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean, Southeast Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Biology: |
Occurs in shallow intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 80999). Found in river mouths and brackish inner bays (Ref. 115112). Caused the world's largest drifting microalgal bloom (green-tide) in late June 2008, covering about 600 square kilometers off Qingdao coastline. Alteromonadales, Flavobacteriales, Rhodobacterales dominated the epiphytic bacterial assemblage over the course of the bloom (Ref. 115148). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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