| Ulvaceae | |
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| Ulva lactuca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Ulvales |
| Family: | Ulvaceae (J.V.Lamour.) Dumort. (1822) |
| Genera | |
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Ulvaceae (/əlˈveɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/) is a widely distributed family of thin green algae characterized by a flat or a hollow tubular thallus, reproducing via conjugation of planogametes or zoospores, and classified within the orders Ulotrichales or, more commonly, Ulvales.[1]
Genera in the family Ulvaceae
Source:[2]
- Gemina V.J.Chapman, 1952
- Letterstedtia Areschoug, 1850
- Ochlochaete Thwaites, 1849
- Percursaria Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823
- Ruthnielsenia C.J.O'Kelly, B.Wynsor & W.K.Bellows, 2004
- Ryuguphycus H.Kawai, T.Hanyuda & T.Kitayama, 2020
- Ulva Linnaeus, 1753
- Ulvaria Ruprecht, 1850
- Umbraulva E.H.Bae & I.K.Lee, 2001
References
- "Ulvaceae". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Ulvaceae". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 22 June 2024.