MSBIAS taxon details

Ulva Linnaeus, 1753

144296  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144296)

accepted
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Enteromorpha Link, 1820 · unaccepted (synonym, nom. et typ. cons.)

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  1. Species Ulva californica Wille, 1899
  2. Species Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
  3. Species Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
  4. Species Ulva flexuosa Wulfen, 1803
  5. Species Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753
  6. Species Ulva kylinii (Bliding) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003
  7. Species Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
  8. Species Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
  9. Species Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778
  10. Species Ulva pseudocurvata Koeman & Hoek, 1981
  11. Species Ulva radiata (J.Agardh) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003
  12. Species Ulva ralfsii (Harvey) Le Jolis, 1863
  13. Species Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
  14. Species Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1842
  15. Species Ulva bertolonii C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
  16. Species Ulva compressa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
  17. Species Ulva curvata (Kützing) De Toni, 1889 accepted as Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
  18. Species Ulva fasciata Delile, 1813 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753 (synonym)
  19. Species Ulva gigantea (Kützing) Bliding, 1969 accepted as Ulva compressa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
  20. Species Ulva intestinaloides (Koeman & Hoek) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003 accepted as Ulva compressa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
  21. Species Ulva olivascens P.J.L.Dangeard, 1961 accepted as Umbraulva dangeardii M.J.Wynne & G.Furnari, 2014 (synonym)
  22. Species Ulva procera (K.Ahlner) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003 accepted as Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778 (synonym)
  23. Species Ulva pseudolinza (Koeman & Hoek) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003 accepted as Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753
  24. Species Ulva rotundata Bliding, 1968 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
  25. Species Ulva scandinavica Bliding, 1969 accepted as Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
  26. Species Ulva simplex (K.L.Vinogradova) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003 accepted as Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778
  27. Species Ulva tenera Kornmann & Sahling, 1994 accepted as Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753
marine, brackish, fresh
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. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012 [details] 
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Ulva Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144296 on 2026-05-16
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Ulva Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144296 on 2026-05-16
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Guiry, Michael D.

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. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012 [details] 

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details] 

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] 
 
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English green lavergrass kelp [from synonym]  [details]
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase (from synonym Enteromorpha Link, 1820)
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Enteromorpha Link, 1820)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ulva) 
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Enteromorpha Link, 1820)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Enteromorpha and Cladophora 1g.JPG) (from synonym Enteromorpha Link, 1820)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Enteromorpha and Cladophora 1h.JPG) (from synonym Enteromorpha Link, 1820)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ulva 64532.JPG) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ulva 64532b.JPG) 
To ITIS
Unreviewed