Ulvophyceae |
Ulvales |
Ulvaceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 101733). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 80758)
Thalli bright to yellowish green. Several unbranched tubular branches arise from a short stipe; discoid holdfast. Erect branches tapering below, inflated above and constricted or contorted at certain points. Cells polyhedral in surface view, irregularly arranged and filled with spherical to oval chloroplasts.
Grows on rocky substrate in the lower intertidal to shallow subtidal zones or in shallow tidepools exposed to air during low tide (Ref. 80758); also considered as a fresh sea-vegetable (Ref. 82232). Inhabits rocky substrate in the lower intertidal to shallow subtidal zones or in shallow tidepools exposed to air during low tide (Ref. 80758). Also found in supra-littoral pools that are influenced by wave splashes (Ref. 83307) as well as sandy areas where rock attachment is possible (Ref. 801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.1 - 20.6, mean 10.7 (based on 2953 cells).