Ulva prolifera

Ulva prolifera
Ulva prolifera brought onshore after algal bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
Species:
U. prolifera
Binomial name
Ulva prolifera
O.F.Müller
Synonyms
  • Ulva enteromorpha f. prolifera (O.F.Müller) Van Heurck
  • Ulva compressa var. prolifera (O.F.Müller) C. Agardh, 1823
  • Enteromorpha compressa var. prolifera (O.F.Müller) Greville, 1830
  • Enteromorpha prolifera (O.F.Müller) J.Agardh, 1883
  • Enteromorpha salina Kützing, 1845
  • Enteromorpha salina var. polyclados Kützing, 1845
  • Enteromorpha compressa var. trichodes Kützing, 1845
  • Enteromorpha polyclados (Kützing) Kützing, 1856

Ulva prolifera (previously Enteromorpha prolifera), also known as the branched string lettuce, is a species of seaweed algae in the family Ulvaceae that can be found worldwide.[1]

  1. ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). "Ulva polyclada O.F.Müller". National University of Ireland. Ireland: AlgaeBase. Retrieved April 4, 2013.