Sea lettuce

For other uses, see List of plants known as sea lettuce.

Sea lettuce
Ulva lactuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
Linnaeus, 1753
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Enteromorpha Link in Nees, 1820.
Ulva intestinalis

The sea lettuces comprise the genus Ulva, a group of edible green algae that is widely distributed along the coasts of the world's oceans. The type species within the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca, lactuca being Latin for "lettuce". The genus also includes the species previously classified under the genus Enteromorpha,[1] the former members of which are known under the common name green nori.[2]

  1. ^ a b Hillary S. Hayden; Jaanika Blomster; Christine A. Maggs; Paul C. Silva; Michael J. Stanhope & J. Robert Waaland (2003). "Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera" (PDF). European Journal of Phycology. 38 (3): 277–294. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.330.5106. doi:10.1080/1364253031000136321. ISSN 1469-4433. S2CID 18856367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07.
  2. ^ M.D. Guiry & G.M. Guiry (2012). "Enteromorpha Link in Nees, 1820". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland. Retrieved February 11, 2012.