🌿 Family

Ulvaceae

4 species · Plants

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Ulvales › Ulvaceae

Ulva intestinalis L. is a widespread green alga with tubular branched fronds and an isomorphic alternation of generations life cycle.

Ulva lactuca L., common sea lettuce, is a widespread green alga with food and biofuel uses.

Ulva californica is a green sea lettuce alga found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to California.

Ulva rigida C.Agardh is a green alga in the Ulvaceae family that favors eutrophic environments.

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