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Family: Ulvaceae



(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)
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Blidingia marginata
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Blidingia minima
[Lesser grass-kelp]
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Blidingia ramifera
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Blidingia subsalsa
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Percursaria percursa
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Ulva acanthophora
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Ulva californica
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Ulva chaetomorphoides
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Ulva clathrata
[Bright green nori]
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Ulva compressa
[Tape weed]
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Ulva fasciata
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Max. Length 20 cm H
 
Ulva flexuosa
[Winding nori]
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Max. Length 20 cm H
 
Ulva intestinalis
[Hollow green nori]
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Ulva intestinaloides
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Ulva kylinii
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Belouahem, Samih

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753

Photo by Belouahem, Samih
 
Ulva lactuca
[Sea lettuce]
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Ulva laetevirens
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Ulva linza
[Flat-tube sea lettuce]
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Ulva pertusa
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Ulva prolifera
[Branched string lettuce]
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Ulva pseudolinza
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Ulva radiata
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Ulva ralfsii
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Ulva reticulata
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Ulva rigida
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Ulva simplex
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Ulva torta
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Blidingia marginata Northeast Atlantic
Blidingia minima Lesser grass-kelp Northeast Atlantic and We
Blidingia ramifera Northeast Atlantic
Blidingia subsalsa Northeast Atlantic
Percursaria percursa Northeast Atlantic
Ulva acanthophora Eastern Central Pacific
Ulva californica Western Indian Ocean
Ulva chaetomorphoides Atlantic Ocean and Wester
Ulva clathrata Bright green nori Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 20 TL
Ulva compressa Tape weed Southeast Pacific, Wester 1753
Ulva fasciata Indo-Pacific
Ulva flexuosa Winding nori Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 20 H
Ulva intestinalis Hollow green nori Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 20 H
Ulva intestinaloides Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 2003
Ulva kylinii Northeast Atlantic and We
Ulva lactuca Sea lettuce Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 100 TL 1753
Ulva laetevirens Indo-Southwest Pacific
Ulva linza Flat-tube sea lettuce Eastern Pacific and the M
Ulva pertusa Western Indian Ocean
Ulva prolifera Branched string lettuce Western Central Atlantic,
Ulva pseudolinza Northeast Atlantic 2003
Ulva radiata Northeast Atlantic
Ulva ralfsii Northeast Atlantic
Ulva reticulata Pacific and Western India
Ulva rigida Southeast Pacific, Wester
Ulva simplex Southeast Pacific, Wester 2003
Ulva torta Northeast Atlantic



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