Ulvophyceae

(Class)

Overview

The Ulvophyceae or Ulvophytes are class of green algae,^3] distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. The sea lettuce, Ulva, belongs here. Other well-known members include Ulothrix and Acetabularia. The Ulvophytes are diverse in their morphology and their habitat. Most are seaweeds such as those listed above. Others, such as Cladophora, Rhizoclonium and Pithophora live in fresh water and in some areas are considered weeds.

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^ ^a ^b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Class: Ulvophyceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4357. Retrieved 2007-09-23.

Lewis LA, McCourt RM (2004). "Green algae and the origin of land plants". American Journal of Botany 91 (10): 1535?1556. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.10.1535. PMID 21652308.

Taxonomy

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The Class Ulvophyceae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Subclass (1): Biddulphiophycidae
Order (6): Cladophorales · Dasycladales · Siphonocladales · Trentepohliales · Ulotrichales · Ulvales
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,858 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Class Ulvophyceae.

Orders

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Cladophorales

In taxonomy, the Cladophorales are an order of green algae, specifically the Ulvophyceae. [more]

Dasycladales

In taxonomy, the Dasycladales is an order of large unicellular green algae in the class Ulvophyceae. It contains two families, the Dasycladaceae and the Polyphysaceae. [more]

Siphonocladales

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Trentepohliales

Trentepohliales is an order of Ulvophyceaen green alga. [more]

Ulotrichales

In taxonomy, the Ulotrichales are an order of green algae, specifically the Ulvophyceae. [more]

Ulvales

Ulvales is an order of green algae. [more]

At least 1,101 species and subspecies belong to the Order Ulvales.

More info about the Order Ulvales may be found here.

References

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^ Stewart KD, Mattox KR (1978). "Structural evolution in the flagellated cells of green algae and land plants". BioSystems 10 (1?2): 145?152. doi:10.1016/0303-2647(78)90036-9. PMID 656563.
^ Adl SM, Simpson AGB, Farmer MA, Andersen RA, Anderson OR, Barta JR, Bowser SS, Brugerolle G, Fensome RA, Fredericq S, James TY, Karpov S, Kugrens P, Krug J, Lane CE, Lewis LA, Lodge J, Lynn DH, Mann DG, McCourt RM, Mendoza L, Moestrup ?, Mozley-Standridge SE, Nerad TA, Shearer CA, Smirnov AV, Speigel FW, Taylor MFJR (2005). "The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 52 (5): 399?451. d oi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00053.x. PMID 16248873.
^ ^a ^b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Class: Ulvophyceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4357. Retrieved 2007-09-23.

Sources

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