Ulvaceae
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Ulvaceae | |
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Ulva lactuca | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Ulvales |
Family: | Ulvaceae (J.V.Lamour.) Dumort. (1822) |
Genera | |
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Ulvaceae (/ʌlˈveɪsii/) is a widely distributed family of thin green algae having either a flat or a hollow tubular thallus, reproducing by the conjugation of planogametes or of zoospores, and being classed among the Ulotrichales or now more commonly placed in the order Ulvales.[1]
Genera in the family Ulvaceae[]
- Enteromorpha
- Gemina
- Lobata
- Ochlochaete
- Percursaria
- Phycoseris
- Ruthnielsenia
- Ulva
- Ulvaria
- Umbraulva
References[]
- ^ "Definition of ULVACEAE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
Categories:
- Ulvaceae
- Ulvophyceae families