Ulva lactuca
L.
Sea Lettuce
Synonyms: Phyllona lactuca, Monostroma lactuca, Ulva crassa, Ulva fenestrata, Ulva lactucaefolia
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Protoctist
Sublevel 1:
Archaeplastida
Sublevel 2:
Green Algae
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Division:
Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae Order: Ulvales Family: Ulvaceae Genus: Ulva Species: Ulva lactuca
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists.
The federal government and New England states do not evaluate
protoctists for rarity.
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Ulva lactuca
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS