Ulvophyceae

Ulvophyceae
Temporal range: 1000–0 Ma
diversity of Ulvophyceae
diversity of Ulvophyceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Stewart & Mattox, 1978[1][2]
Orders[3]

The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae,[3] distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology, life cycle and molecular phylogenetic data.[4] The sea lettuce, Ulva, belongs here. Other well-known members include Caulerpa, Codium, Acetabularia, Cladophora, Trentepohlia and Monostroma.

The Ulvophytes are diverse in their morphology and their habitat. Most are seaweeds such as those listed above. Others, such as Rhizoclonium, Pithophora and some species of Cladophora live in fresh water[5] and in some areas are considered weeds.[6]

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  2. ^ Adl SM, Simpson AG, Farmer MA, Andersen RA, Anderson OR, Barta JR, et al. (2005). "The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists". The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00053.x. PMID 16248873.
  3. ^ a b Guiry MD, Guiry GM (2007). "Class: Ulvophyceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  4. ^ Graham LE, Graham JM, Wilcox LW (2009). Algae (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings (Pearson).
  5. ^ O'Kelly CJ (2007). "The Origin and Early Evolution of Green Plants". Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea. Academic Press. p. 297. doi:10.1016/B978-012370518-1/50014-X. ISBN 9780123705181.
  6. ^ "Terms for Weeds Your Lake Bottom Blanket Prevents". Lakemat. 2 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020.