Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753 
AphiaID: 145984

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Typetaxon of		Ulva Linnaeus, 1753
Parent		Ulva Linnaeus, 1753
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] basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Check list of Antarctic and Subantarctic Seaweeds by Wiencke C & Clayton MN, 2002. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press. [details] additional source: Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p. [details] additional source: Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details] additional source: South, G. R. and I. Tittley. 1986. A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, New Brunswick. 76 p. [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Danish søsalat  [details] Dutch zeesla  [details] English sea lettuce  [details] French laitue de mer  [details] French salade  [details] French ulve  [details] German Meersalat  [details] Norwegian Bokmål havsalat  [details] Norwegian Nynorsk havsalat  [details]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Boulogne, Pointe de la Creche [details] Bredene [details] De Panne [details] Duinbergen [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Indian Ocean [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Kenya [details] Koksijde [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] North West Atlantic [details] Oostduinkerke [details] Pointe aux Oies (point) [details] Pointe du Nid de Corbet [details] Reunion [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spuikom [details] Tanzania [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Wadden Sea [details] Wimereux [details] Zeeland [details]
Links		Marine Life Information Network - UK Published in AlgaeBase  To Barcode of Life (109 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (454 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (239 nucleotides; 142 proteins) To PESI To ITIS
Images		Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753 added on 2006-09-14 - author: Decleer Misjel qualitystatus: not checked Ulva lactuca added on 2011-10-30 - author: Collection VLIZ qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145984
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 lactuca 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=145984 on 2013-05-24
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