Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
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)
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
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)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Chlorophyta
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)
- A. Pascher, 1914
- Green Algae
- Subphylum:
Chlorophytina
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)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Tetraphytae
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)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Class:
Ulvophyceae
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)
- K.R. Mattox & K.D. Stewart, in D.E.G. Irvine & D.M. John, 1984
- Class:
Ulvophyceae
(
- Infraphylum:
Tetraphytae
(
- Subphylum:
Chlorophytina
(
- Phylum:
Chlorophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
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
- A manual of the British marine Algae... By William Henry Harvey... London: J. Van Voorst, 1849. url p. 194, p. 194.
- A natural arrangement of British plants: according to their relations to each other as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c.. .. / with an introduction to botany. .. By Samuel Frederick Gray. .. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1821. url p. 289.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. url p. 90.
- Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 24 2005 Ann Arbor: University Herbarium, University of Michigan, 1939- url p. 247, p. 250, p. 256.
- Flora hibernica: comprising the flowering plants, ferns, Characeæ, Musci, Hepaticæ, Lichenes and Algæ of Ireland: arranged according to the natural system with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnæan system by James Townsend Mackay. Dublin: W. Curry jun., 1836. url p. 233.
- Grammar and dictionary of the Yoruba language: with an introductory description of the country and people of Yoruba. / by the Rev. T.J. Bowen. [Washington]: Smithsonian Institution, [1858] url p. 31.
- Hooker, J. D. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843: under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross /by Joseph Dalton Hooker. 2 1855 London: Reeve Brothers, 1844-60. url p. 261.
- Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, Contributions to a history of the marine Algae of North America Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, 1852-58 [pt.2, 1852] url p. 31.
- Phycologia Britannica, or, A history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands / by William Henry Harvey. London: Reeve Brothers, 1846-1851. url p. 9.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 215.
- Smithsonian contributions to knowledge. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1848-1916. url p. 31.
- The English flora. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824-36. url p. 318.
- The algae of the Arctic Sea, a survey of the species, together with an exposition of the general characters and the development of the flora. Stockholm, Norstedt, 1883. url .
- The marine algae of the Pacific coast of North America / by William Albert Setchell and Nathaniel Lyon Gardner. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1919-1925. url p. 162.
- The micrographic dictionary; a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects, by J. W. Griffith and Arthur Henfrey. London, J. Van Voorst, 1883. url p. 122, p. 122.
- The miscellaneous botanical works of Robert Brown. .. London, Published for the Ray society by R. Hardwicke, 1866-68. url .
- Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle: T. & J. Hodgson; 1831-1838. url p. 126.
- Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: F. & W. Dodsworth, 1850-1864. url p. 308.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3904718
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13304604
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3947530
