Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 
AphiaID: 144296

Classification: Biota > Plantae > Viridaeplantae > Chlorophyta > Ulvophyceae > Ulvales > Ulvaceae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
Parent		Ulvaceae J.V. Lamouroux ex Dumortier, 1822
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]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   English green laver  [details] French laitue de mer  [details] German Meersalat  [details]
All child taxa [hide all]		Species Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811 Species Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753 Species Ulva curvata (Kützing) De Toni, 1889 Species Ulva flexuosa Wulfen, 1803 Species Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753 Species Ulva kylinii (Bliding) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003 Species Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753 Species Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753 Species Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778 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 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 rigida C.Agardh, 1823 Species Ulva simplex (K.L.Vinogradova) Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, M.J.Stanhope & J.R.Waaland, 2003 Species Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1841
Environment		marine
Distribution		Tanzania [details] Zeeland [details]
Links		Published in AlgaeBase  To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) To ITIS
Images		Ulva sp. added on 2006-09-13 - author: Nuyttens, Filip qualitystatus: not checked [image from typetaxon] Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753 added on 2006-09-14 - author: Decleer Misjel qualitystatus: not checked Ulva added on 2011-03-08 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada () qualitystatus: not checked Ulva added on 2011-03-29 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada () qualitystatus: not checked Ulva added on 2011-03-29 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada () qualitystatus: not checked [image from typetaxon] Ulva lactuca added on 2011-10-30 - author: Collection VLIZ qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144296
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Guiry, Michael D.
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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: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144296 on 2013-06-19
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