Ulva californica

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Ulva californica
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
Species:
U. californica
Binomial name
Ulva californica
Wille, 1899
Synonyms
  • Ulva angustaSetchell et Gardner
  • Enteromorpha angusta(Setchell et Gardner) Doty
  • Ulva scageliiChihara

Ulva californica is a species of seaweed, a green alga in the family Ulvaceae, the sea lettuces. This species is found from Alaska to California. [1]

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References

  1. "Ulva californica Wille" . Retrieved March 23, 2013.