Ulva elegans

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Ulva elegans
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
Species:
U. elegans
Binomial name
Ulva elegans
Gayral, 1960

Ulva elegans is a species of seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that is endemic to Morocco. [1]

Name

The name of the species comes from Latin meaning elegant. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ulva elegans Gayral, 1960". National University of Ireland . Ireland: AlgaeBase. 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.