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Ulva lactuca rigida

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Chlorophyta () - A. Pascher, 1914 - Green Algae
      - Subphylum: Chlorophytina () - Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Tetraphytae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Class: Ulvophyceae () - K.R. Mattox & K.D. Stewart, in D.E.G. Irvine & D.M. John, 1984
        Order: Ulvales () - Blackman & Tansley
        Family: Ulvaceae () - J.V. Lamouroux ex Dumortier
        Genus: Ulva () - C. Linnaeus, 1753
        Specific epithet: lactuca - Lettuce [No etymology in protologue; traceable to Latin lac, milk, alluding to the milky sap]
        Subspecies: rigida
        Botanical name: - Ulva lactuca rigida

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Ulva

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

U. fasciata (Papahapaha) · U. intestinalis var. suhrii (Swollen Laurenzia) · U. lactuca (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca bullosa (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca crispa (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca laciniata (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca macrogyna (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca mesenteriformis (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca myriotrema (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca pulvinata (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. lactuca rosulans (Chicory Sea Lettuce) · U. linza (Slender Sea Lettuce) · U. pertusa (Awosa) · U. rigida (Sea Lettuce) · U. rigida fimbriata (Sea Lettuce) · U. rigida laciniata (Sea Lettuce) · U. rigida tropica (Sea Lettuce)

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Further Reading

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Alaska / Harriman Alaska Expedition. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1901-1910. url p. 174.
Alaska. New York, Doubleday, Page & company, 1901- url p. 174.
Harriman Alaska series. City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1910-1914. url p. 174.
Harriman Alaska series. vol. I-V, VIII-XIV Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, 1910-14 url p. 174.
Proceedings - California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 717.
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 717.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 433497
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13851960
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3977225

Last Revised: 2012-07-28