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

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