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Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 
AphiaID: 144296

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Ulvales (Order) > Ulvaceae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Parent Ulvaceae J.V. Lamouroux ex Dumortier, 1822
Synonymised
taxa
  Enteromorpha Link, 1820
Lobata V.J.Chapman, 1952 (synonym)
Phycoseris Kützing, 1843 (synonym)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Stockholm. [details]

basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). [details]

additional source: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

from synonym: Hayden, H.S., Blomster, J., Maggs, C.A., Silva, P.C., Stanhope, M.J. & Waaland, J.R., 2003. Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera. European Journal of Phycology, 38, 277-294 [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch darmwier (from synonym)  [details]
Dutch enteromorfa (from synonym)  [details]
English grass kelp (from synonym)  [details]
English green laver  [details]
French laitue de mer  [details]
German Meersalat  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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 Species Ulva acanthophora (Kützing) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva anandii Amjad & Shameel, 1993
Species Ulva arasakii Chihara, 1969
Species Ulva atroviridis Levring, 1938
Species Ulva beytensis Thivy & Sharma, 1966
Species Ulva biflagellata Bliding, 1944
Species Ulva bifrons Ardré, 1967
Species Ulva brevistipita V.J.Chapman, 1956
Species Ulva brisbanensis L.G.Kraft, Kraft & R.F.Waller, 2010
Species Ulva burmanica (Zeller) De Toni, 1889
Species Ulva californica Wille, 1899
Species Ulva chaetomorphoides (Børgesen) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
Species Ulva clathratioides L.G.Kraft, Kraft & R.F.Waller, 2010
Species Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva confervoides Thuillier, 1813
Species Ulva conglobata Kjellman, 1897
Species Ulva cornuta Lightfoot, 1777
Species Ulva costata Wollny, 1881
Species Ulva covelongensis V.Krishnamurthy & H.Joshi, 1969
Species Ulva crassa V.J.Chapman, 1956
Species Ulva crassimembrana (V.J.Chapman) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva curvata (Kützing) De Toni, 1889
Species Ulva denticulata P.J.L.Dangeard, 1959
Species Ulva diaphana Hudson, 1778
Species Ulva elegans Gayral, 1960
Species Ulva enteromorpha Le Jolis, 1863
Species Ulva erecta (Lyngbye) Fries
Species Ulva expansa (Setchell) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920
Species Ulva flexuosa Wulfen, 1803
Species Ulva fungosa (Desfontaines) Poiret
Species Ulva geminoidea V.J.Chapman, 1956
Species Ulva gigantea (Kützing) Bliding, 1969
Species Ulva grandis Saifullah & Nizamuddin, 1977
Species Ulva hookeriana (Kützing) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva hopkirkii (M'Calla ex Harvey) P.Crouan & H.Crouan
Species Ulva howensis (A.H.S.Lucas) Kraft, 2007
Species Ulva indica Roth, 1806
Species Ulva infundibuliformis Turra, 1780
Species Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva intestinaloides (R.P.T.Koeman & Hoek) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva javanica N.L.Burman, 1768
Species Ulva kylinii (Bliding) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva laetevirens Areschoug, 1854
Species Ulva laingii V.J.Chapman, 1956
Species Ulva limnetica K.Ichihara & S.Shimada, 2009
Species Ulva linearis P.J.L.Dangeard, 1957
Species Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva lippii Lamouroux
Species Ulva litoralis Suhr ex Kützing
Species Ulva littorea Suhr
Species Ulva lobata (Kützing) Harvey, 1855
Species Ulva marginata (J.Agardh) Le Jolis
Species Ulva micrococca (Kützing) Gobi
Species Ulva multifida J.E.Smith, 1808
Species Ulva neapolitana Bliding, 1960
Species Ulva nematoidea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828
Species Ulva ohnoi Hiraoka & Shimada, 2004
Species Ulva pacifica Endlicher, 1843
Species Ulva papenfussii Pham-Hoang Hô, 1969
Species Ulva parva V.J.Chapman, 1956
Species Ulva patengensis Salam & Khan, 1981
Species Ulva percursa (C.Agardh) C.Agardh
Species Ulva pertusa Kjellman, 1897
Species Ulva phyllosa (V.J.Chapman) Papenfuss, 1960
Species Ulva polyclada Kraft, 2007
Species Ulva popenguinensis P.J.L.Dangeard, 1959
Species Ulva porrifolia (S.G.Gmelin) J.F.Gmelin
Species Ulva profunda W.R.Taylor, 1928
Species Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778
Species Ulva proliferoides L.G.Kraft, Kraft & R.F.Waller, 2010
Species Ulva pseudocurvata Koeman & Hoek, 1981
Species Ulva pseudolinza (R.P.T.Koeman & Hoek) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva pulchra Jaasund, 1976
Species Ulva quilonensis Sindhu & Panikkar, 1995
Species Ulva radiata (J.Agardh) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva ralfsii (Harvey) Le Jolis, 1863
Species Ulva ranunculata Kraft & A.J.K.Millar, 2000
Species Ulva repens Clemente, 1807
Species Ulva reticulata Forsskål, 1775
Species Ulva rhacodes (Holmes) Papenfuss, 1960
Species Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva rotundata Bliding, 1968
Species Ulva saifullahii Amjad & Shameel, 1993
Species Ulva serrata A.P.de Candolle
Species Ulva simplex (K.L.Vinogradova) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva sorensenii V.J.Chapman, 1956
Species Ulva spinulosa Okamura & Segawa, 1936
Species Ulva stenophylla Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920
Species Ulva stenophylloides L.G.Kraft, Kraft & R.F.Waller, 2010
Species Ulva sublittoralis Segawa, 1938
Species Ulva subulata (Wulfen) Naccari
Species Ulva taeniata (Setchell) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920
Species Ulva tanneri H.S.Hayden & J.R.Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva tenera Kornmann & Sahling
Species Ulva tetragona A.P.de Candolle, 1807
Species Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1841
Species Ulva tuberosa Palisot de Beauvois
Species Ulva uncialis (Kützing) Montagne, 1850
Species Ulva uncinata Mohr
Species Ulva uncinata Mertens
Species Ulva usneoides Bonnemaison
Species Ulva utricularis (Roth) C.Agardh
Species Ulva utriculata Poiret, 1817
Species Ulva utriculosa C.Agardh
Species Ulva uvoides Bory de Saint-Vincent
Species Ulva ventricosa A.P.de Candolle

Species Ulva adspersa Mertens ex Roth, 1806 accepted as Cutleria adspersa (Mertens ex Roth) De Notaris, 1842
Species Ulva amamiensis Tanaka, 1956 accepted as Umbraulva amamiensis (Tanaka) Bae & I.K.Lee, 2001
Species Ulva angusta Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920 accepted as Ulva californica Wille, 1899
Species Ulva armoricana P.Dion, B.de Reviers & G.Coat, 1998 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva articulata Hudson, 1762 accepted as Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye, 1819
Species Ulva atomaria Woodward, 1797 accepted as Taonia atomaria (Woodward) J.Agardh, 1848
Species Ulva atropurpurea Olivi, 1791 accepted as Porphyra atropurpurea (Olivi) De Toni, 1897
Species Ulva aureola C.Agardh, 1829 accepted as Capsosiphon fulvescens (C.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920
Species Ulva australis Areschoug, 1854 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva baltica Areschoug accepted as Monostroma balticum (Areschoug) Wittrock, 1866
Species Ulva bartayresiana (Lamouroux) Martius, 1833 accepted as Dictyota bartayresiana J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Species Ulva bertolonii C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva blyttii Areschoug, 1850 accepted as Ulvaria obscura var. blyttii (Areschoug) Bliding, 1969
Species Ulva bulbosa (Suhr) Hariot, 1889 accepted as Enteromorpha bulbosa (Suhr) Montagne, 1846
Species Ulva bulbosa A.P.de Candolle, 1805 accepted as Saccorhiza polyschides (Lightfoot) Batters, 1902
Species Ulva bullosa Roth, 1806 accepted as Monostroma bullosum (Roth) Thuret, 1854
Species Ulva caespitosa Withering, 1776 accepted as Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine, 1976
Species Ulva capensis Areschoug, 1851 accepted as Ulva uncialis (Kützing) Montagne, 1850
Species Ulva capillaris Hudson, 1778 accepted as Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne, 1991
Species Ulva caprina Gunnerus, 1772 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
Species Ulva cavernosa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forsskål) Børgesen, 1932
Species Ulva clathrus (S.G.Gmelin) Woodward, 1797 accepted as Agarum clathrus (S.G.Gmelin) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva coccinea Poiret, 1808 accepted as Dudresnaya verticillata (Withering) Le Jolis, 1863
Species Ulva confervoides Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797
Species Ulva confervoides Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & Mohr) Kützing, 1845
Species Ulva contorta (S.G.Gmelin) De Candolle, 1805 accepted as Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
Species Ulva cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Trevisan accepted as Ulva intestinalis f. cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Sfriso & Curiel, 2007
Species Ulva cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Trevisan accepted as Ulva intestinalis f. cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Sfriso & Curiel, 2007
Species Ulva costata (M.A.Howe) Hollenberg, 1971 accepted as Ulva nematoidea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828
Species Ulva crassa Kjellman, 1877 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva crispa Lightfoot, 1777 accepted as Prasiola crispa (Lightfoot) Kützing, 1843
Species Ulva crispata Bertoloni, 1810 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva cristata J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847 accepted as Prasiola cristata (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.Agardh, 1883
Species Ulva dactylifera Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920 accepted as Ulva taeniata (Setchell) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920
Species Ulva decorticata Woodward, 1797 accepted as Codium decorticatum (Woodward) M.A.Howe, 1911
Species Ulva delicatula Gunnerus, 1772 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
Species Ulva dichotoma Hudson, 1762 accepted as Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Species Ulva divaricata Clemente, 1807 accepted as Sauvageaugloia divaricata (Clemente) Cremades, 1990
Species Ulva edulis (Stackhouse) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Dilsea carnosa (Schmidel) Kuntze, 1898
Species Ulva fascia (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Petalonia fascia (O.F.Müller) Kuntze, 1898
Species Ulva fasciata Delile, 1813 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva fasciata S.F.Gray, 1821 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva fasciola (Roth) Martius, 1833 accepted as Dictyota fasciola (Roth) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Species Ulva fastigiata Clemente, 1807 accepted as Taonia atomaria f. ciliata (C.Agardh) Nizamuddin, 1981 accepted as Taonia pseudociliata (J.V.Lamouroux) Nizamuddin & Godeh, 1993
Species Ulva fenestrata Postels & Ruprecht, 1840 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva filiformis Hornemann, 1773 accepted as Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
Species Ulva fistulosa Hudson, 1778 accepted as Asperococcus fistulosus (Hudson) W.J.Hooker, 1833
Species Ulva fluviatilis Sommerfelt, 1828 accepted as Prasiola fluviatilis (Sommerfelt) Areschoug ex Lagerstedt, 1869
Species Ulva foeniculacea (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1816 accepted as Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus (Hudson) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva fulvescens C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Capsosiphon fulvescens (C.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920
Species Ulva furcellata Turner, 1801 accepted as Scinaia furcellata (Turner) J.Agardh, 1851
Species Ulva furfuracea Mertens ex Hornemann, 1813 accepted as Prasiola furfuracea (Mertens ex Hornemann) Kützing, 1843
Species Ulva fusca Postels & Ruprecht, 1840 accepted as Ulvaria splendens (Ruprecht) Vinogradova, 1979 accepted as Ulvaria fusca (Wittrock) Vinogradova, 1967 accepted as Ulvaria splendens (Ruprecht) Vinogradova, 1979
Species Ulva fusca Hudson, 1778 accepted as Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
Species Ulva gelatinosa Vaucher, 1803 accepted as Tetraspora gelatinosa (Vaucher) Desvaux, 1818
Species Ulva glandiformis S.G.Gmelin, 1768 accepted as Halosaccion glandiforme (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
Species Ulva granulata Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Botrydium granulatum (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva grevillei (Thuret) Le Jolis, 1863 accepted as Monostroma grevillei (Thuret) Wittrock, 1866
Species Ulva hendayensis P.J.L.Dangeard & H.Parriaud, 1960 accepted as Enteromorpha hendayensis P.J.L.Dangeard & H.Parriaud, 1960
Species Ulva hutchinensis Poiret, 1817 accepted as Polyneura bonnemaisonii (C.Agardh) Maggs & Hommersand, 1993
Species Ulva incrassata Hudson, 1778 accepted as Chaetophora lobata Schrank, 1783
Species Ulva incrassata O.F.Müller, 1775 accepted as Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
Species Ulva indica P.Anand, 1940 accepted as Ulva anandii Amjad & Shameel, 1993
Species Ulva insignis (Areschoug) Papenfuss, 1960 accepted as Letterstedtia insignis Areschoug, 1850
Species Ulva interrupta A.P.de Candolle, 1807 accepted as Scinaia interrupta (A.P.de Candolle) M.J.Wynne, 1989
Species Ulva intricata Clemente, 1807 accepted as Ascothamnion intricatum (Clemente) Kützing, 1849
Species Ulva intybacea Lamarck, 1779 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva japonica (Holmes) Papenfuss, 1960 accepted as Umbraulva japonica (Holmes) Bae & I.K.Lee, 2001
Species Ulva kuckuckiana Schmidt accepted as Ulva curvata (Kützing) De Toni, 1889
Species Ulva labyrinthiformis Linnaeus, 1763 accepted as Spirulina labyrinthiformis Gomont, 1892
Species Ulva laciniata Lightfoot, 1777 accepted as Erythroglossum laciniatum (Lightfoot) Maggs & Hommersand, 1993
Species Ulva lactucaefolia S.F.Gray, 1821 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva lanceolata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva latissima Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
Species Ulva latissima Gunnerus, 1766 accepted as Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
Species Ulva ligulata Woodward, 1797 accepted as Halarachnion ligulatum (Woodward) Kützing, 1843
Species Ulva linkiana (Greville) Trevisan, 1842 accepted as Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
Species Ulva longissima Gunnerus, 1772 accepted as Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
Species Ulva lubrica Roth accepted as Tetraspora lubrica (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824
Species Ulva lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Champia lumbricalis (Linnaeus) Desvaux, 1809
Species Ulva maxima Gunnerus, 1772 accepted as Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
Species Ulva membranacea (Stackh.) J.P.Jones & J.F.Kingston, 1829 accepted as Dictyopteris polypodioides (A.P.De Candolle) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Species Ulva mertensii Martius, 1828 accepted as Dictyota mertensii (Martius) Kützing, 1859
Species Ulva miniata (C.Agardh) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Wildemania miniata (C.Agardh) Foslie, 1891
Species Ulva multifida Turner, 1801 accepted as Cutleria multifida (Turner) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva muscoides Clemente, 1807 accepted as Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
Species Ulva nostoch A.P.de Candolle, 1807 accepted as Alcyonidium nostoch (A.P.de Candolle) Lamouroux, 1813
Species Ulva obscura Kützing, 1843 accepted as Ulvaria obscura (Kützing) P.Gayral ex C.Bliding, 1969
Species Ulva olivacea P.J.L.Dangeard, 1951 accepted as Umbraulva olivascens (P.J.L.Dangeard) E.H.Bae & I.K.Lee, 2001 accepted as In quarantine: not visible on public site
Species Ulva olivacea Hornemann accepted as Gomphonema olivaceum (Hornemann) Brébisson, 1838
Species Ulva olivaceum Hornemann, 1806-1810 accepted as Ulva olivacea Hornemann accepted as Gomphonema olivaceum (Hornemann) Brébisson, 1838
Species Ulva olivascens P.J.L.Dangeard, 1961 accepted as Umbraulva olivascens (P.J.L.Dangeard) E.H.Bae & I.K.Lee, 2001 accepted as In quarantine: not visible on public site
Species Ulva oxycocca Kützing, 1845 accepted as Gayralia oxysperma (Kützing) K.L.Vinogradova ex Scagel et al., 1989
Species Ulva oxysperma Kützing, 1843 accepted as Gayralia oxysperma (Kützing) K.L.Vinogradova ex Scagel et al., 1989
Species Ulva palmata (Linnaeus) Withering, 1796 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
Species Ulva papillosa Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Eucheuma denticulatum (N.L.Burman) F.S.Collins & Hervey, 1917
Species Ulva paradoxa C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ulva flexuosa paradoxa (C.Agardh) M.J.Wynne, 2005
Species Ulva pavonia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy, 1960
Species Ulva petiolata Turra, 1780 accepted as Flabellia petiolata (Turra) Nizamuddin, 1987
Species Ulva petiolata (J.Agardh) Womersley, 1956 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva phyllitis (Stackhouse) A.P.de Candolle, 1805 accepted as Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
Species Ulva plantaginea Roth, 1800 accepted as Punctaria plantaginea (Roth) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva plantaginifolia Wulfen, 1803 accepted as Punctaria tenuissima (C.Agardh) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva plumosa Hudson, 1778 accepted as Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva polypodioides A.P.de Candolle, 1805 accepted as Dictyopteris polypodioides (A.P.De Candolle) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Species Ulva priapus S.G.Gmelin, 1768 accepted as Nereocystis luetkeana (K.Mertens) Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
Species Ulva procera (K.Ahlner) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva protuberans Smith, 1814 accepted as Palmogloea protuberans (Smith) Kützing, 1843
Species Ulva pruniformis Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888
Species Ulva punctata (Stackhouse) Stackhouse, 1797 accepted as Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva purpurea Roth, 1797 accepted as Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824
Species Ulva purpureoviolacea Roth, 1788 accepted as Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824
Species Ulva quaternaria Kützing, 1856 accepted as Monostroma quaternarium (Kützing) Desmazières, 1859
Species Ulva ramosa Hudson, 1762 accepted as Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton, 1931
Species Ulva ramulosa Smith, 1810 accepted as Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
Species Ulva rubescens Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Punctaria plantaginea (Roth) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva rubra Hudson, 1778 accepted as Nemalion helminthoides (Velley) Batters, 1902
Species Ulva rugosa Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830
Species Ulva scagelii Chihara, 1969 accepted as Ulva californica Wille, 1899
Species Ulva scandinavica Bliding, 1969 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva simplicissima Clemente, 1807 accepted as Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link, 1833
Species Ulva sinuosa Mertens ex Roth, 1806 accepted as Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier, 1851
Species Ulva sobolifera Oeder, 1767 accepted as Devaleraea ramentacea (Linnaeus) Guiry, 1982
Species Ulva sobolifera (M.Vahl) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
Species Ulva spathulata Papenfuss, 1960 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva splendens Ruprecht, 1850 accepted as Ulvaria fusca (Wittrock) Vinogradova, 1967 accepted as Ulvaria splendens (Ruprecht) Vinogradova, 1979 accepted as Ulvaria fusca (Wittrock) Vinogradova, 1967
Species Ulva spongiformis O.F.Müller, 1778 accepted as Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
Species Ulva stellata Wulfen, 1787 accepted as Anadyomene stellata (Wulfen) C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva stipitata Areschoug, 1850 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva terrestris Roth, 1797 accepted as Prasiola crispa (Lightfoot) Kützing, 1843
Species Ulva tessellata J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845 accepted as Mastodia tessellata (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847
Species Ulva thuretii B.Föyn, 1955 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva tomentosa (Hudson) De Candolle, 1805 accepted as Himanthalia elongata (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray, 1821
Species Ulva turneri Dillwyn ex J.E.Smith, 1814 accepted as Asperococcus bullosus J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
Species Ulva umbilicalis Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing, 1843
Species Ulva velutina (Lyngbye) Sommerfelt, 1826 accepted as Prasiola velutina (Lyngbye) Trevisan, 1845
Species Ulva verticillata Withering, 1796 accepted as Dudresnaya verticillata (Withering) Le Jolis, 1863
Species Ulva vexata Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1920 accepted as Blidingia minima var. vexata (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) J.N.Norris, 1971
Environment marine
Distribution Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Bredene (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Kenya (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Koksijde (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Tanzania [details]
Zeeland (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To ITIS
Notes  Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark: Nom. Cons. [details]
Images 
Ulva sp.
Ulva sp.
added on 2006-09-13 - author: Nuyttens, Filip
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Enteromorpha sp.
[image from synonym]
Enteromorpha sp.
added on 2006-09-14 - author: VLIZ (Decleer)
qualitystatus: not checked

Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
[image from typetaxon]
Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
added on 2006-09-14 - author: Decleer Misjel
qualitystatus: not checked

Ulva
Ulva
added on 2011-03-08 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada ()
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Ulva
Ulva
added on 2011-03-29 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada ()
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Ulva
Ulva
added on 2011-03-29 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Ulva lactuca
[image from typetaxon]
Ulva lactuca
added on 2011-10-30 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144296
Taxonomic
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Ulva Linnaeus, 1753. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144296 on 2013-05-23
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