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Ulvaceae

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Ulvaceae
Ulva lactuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
(J.V.Lamour.) Dumort. (1822)
Genera

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Ulvaceae (/əlˈvsi., -ˌ/) 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[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ulvaceae". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Ulvaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 22 June 2024.