
The
Ulvophyceae
The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of Ultrastructure, ultrastructural morphology, Biological life cycle, life cycle and molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic data. The sea lettu ...
or ulvophytes are a
class
Class, Classes, or The Class may refer to:
Common uses not otherwise categorized
* Class (biology), a taxonomic rank
* Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects
* Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used d ...
of
green algae
The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ...
,
distinguished mainly on the basis of
ultrastructural morphology,
life cycle and
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
data.
[Graham LE, Graham JM, Wilcox LW (2009) ''Algae''. 2nd Edition. Benjamin Cummings (Pearson), San Francisco, CA] The ulvophytes are diverse in their
morphology
Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
*Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
*Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, ...
and their
habitat
In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...
. Most are
seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of ''Rhodophyta'' (red), '' Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...
s, although a select few live in fresh water.
This list of Ulvophyceae
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
is sub-divided by
order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
...
and
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
. Some genera have uncertain
taxonomic
280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme of classes (a taxonomy) and the allocation ...
placement and are listed as ''
incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
''. The list is based on the data available in
AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both seaweed, marine and freshwater algae, freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael D. Guiry, Michael Guiry. Text ...
, the
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagenc ...
(ITIS), the
National Center for Biotechnology Information
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is approved and funded by the government of the United States. The NCBI is lo ...
taxonomic database (NCBI), and other taxonomic databases.
Order
Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly branched, and may be packed into a mass. It is coenocytic, having multi-nu ...
* Family
Bryopsidaceae
Bryopsidaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly bran ...
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Bryopsidella''
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Bryopsis
''Bryopsis'', often referred to as hair algae, is a genus of marine green algae in the family Bryopsidaceae. Species in the genus are macroscopic, siphonous marine green algae that are made up of units of single tubular filaments. They can form ...
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Jaffrezocodium''
** ''
Lambia''
** ''
Pseudobryopsis''
** ''
Pseudoderbesia''
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Trichosolen''
* Family
Caulerpaceae
** ''
Ahnfeldtia''
** ''
Caulerpa
''Caulerpa'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many cell nucleus, nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world.
Referring to ...
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Caulerpella''
** ''
Corradoria''
** ''
Herpochaeta''
** ''
Himandactylius''
** ''
Stephanocoelium''
** ''
Tricladia''
* Family
Chaetosiphonaceae
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Chaetosiphon''
* Family
Codiaceae
Codiaceae is a family (biology), family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales.
Genera
* † ''Abacella'' Maslov
* † ''Appeninocodium'' O.Dragastan
* † ''Arabicodium'' G.F.Elliott
* ''Bevocastria'' E.J.Garwood
* ''Botryella'' V.P.Shu ...
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Abacella''
** ''
Agardhia''
** ''
Appeninocodium''
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Arabicodium
''Arabicodium'' is a fossil genus of green algae in the family Codiaceae
Codiaceae is a family (biology), family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales.
Genera
* † ''Abacella'' Maslov
* † ''Appeninocodium'' O.Dragastan
* † ''Arabi ...
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** ''
Botryella''
** ''
Codium
''Codium'' is a genus of edible green macroalgae (or seaweed) under the order Bryopsidales. The genus name is derived from a Greek word that pertains to the soft texture of its thallus. One of the foremost experts on ''Codium'' taxonomy was P ...
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Geppella
''Geppella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Codiaceae.
The genus name of ''Geppella'' is in honour of Anthony Gepp (1862–1955), who was a British botanist (Algology, Bryology and Pteridology) and cryptogam researcher.
The genus was c ...
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Johnsonicodium''
** ''
Lamarckia''
** ''
Moniliaxes''
** ''
Neoanchicodium''
** ''
Spongodium''
* Family
Derbesiaceae
Derbesiaceae are a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly branc ...
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Derbesia
''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte
A gametophyte () is one of the two a ...
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Pedobesia
''Pedobesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. Species within this genus can be found in New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the N ...
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Pedodiscus''
* Family
Dichotomosiphonaceae
Dichotomosiphonaceae are a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, high ...
** ''
Avrainvillea''
** ''
Cladocephalus''
** ''
Dichotomosiphon''
* Family
Halimedaceae
Halimedaceae are a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly branc ...
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Halimeda
''Halimeda'' is a genus of green macroalgae. The algal body (thallus) is composed of calcified green segments. Calcium carbonate is deposited in its tissues, making it inedible to most herbivores. However one species, ''Halimeda tuna'', was desc ...
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* Family
Ostreobiaceae
Ostreobiaceae are a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly bran ...
** ''
Ostreobium''
* Family
Pseudocodiaceae
Pseudocodiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly bra ...
** ''
Pseudocodium''
* Family
Pseudoudoteaceae
Pseudoudoteaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly br ...
** ''
Hydraea''
** ''
Pseudoudotea''
* Family
Rhipiliaceae
Rhipiliaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous, highly branch ...
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Rhipilia''
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Rhipiliopsis''
**''
Siphonoclathrus''
* Family
Udoteaceae
Udoteaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Bryopsidales.
Description
Udoteaceae is a family of green algae that belongs to the order Bryopsidales. Udoteaceae are most abundant in reef ecosystems as it serves an important ecological r ...
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Boodleopsis''
** ''
Botryodesmis''
** ''
Callipsygma''
** ''
Chlorodesmis''
** ''
Chloroplegma''
** ''
Coralliodendron''
** ''
Flabellia''
** ''
Penicillus''
** ''
Poropsis''
** ''
Pseudochlorodesmis''
** ''
Pseudopenicillus''
** ''
Rhipidosiphon''
** ''
Rhipiliella''
** ''
Rhipocephalus''
** ''
Siphonogramen''
** ''
Tydemania''
** ''
Udotea''
Order
Chlorocystidales
Chlorocystidaceae is a family of green algae. It is the only family in the order Chlorocystidales. The family was formerly placed in the order Ulotrichales.See the NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the ...
* Family
Chlorocystidaceae
** ''
Desmochloris''
Order
Cladophorales
Cladophorales are an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae.
The earliest known representative is ''Proterocladus antiquus'' from the Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic boundary in North China.
The order Cladophorales consists of filamentou ...
* Family
Anadyomenaceae
** ''
Anadyomene''
** ''
Microdictyon
is an extinct genus of lobopodian worm characterized by its net-like sclerite armour plates, known from Cambrian deposits around the world. Soft-bodied fossils which preserve more than the sclerites are only known from the Chengjiang Lagerst� ...
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* Family
Boodleaceae
** ''
Boodlea''
** ''
Cladophoropsis''
** ''
Nereodictyon''
** ''
Phyllodictyon''
** ''
Struvea''
** ''
Struveopsis''
* Family
Cladophoraceae
Cladophoraceae are a family (biology), family of green algae in the order the Cladophorales.See the National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI]webpage on Cladophoraceae Data extracted from the This family includes notably the genus '' ...
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Bryobesia''
** ''
Chaetomorpha
''Chaetomorpha'' is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae.Guiry, M. D. (2004)''Chaetomorpha''.''In:'' Guiry, M. D. & Guiry, G. M. (2017). AlgaeBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2017. Members of thi ...
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Cladophora
''Cladophora'' is a genus of reticulated filamentous green algae in the class Ulvophyceae. They may be referred to as reticulated algae, branching algae, or blanket weed. The genus has a worldwide distribution and is harvested for use as a food a ...
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Lurbica''
** ''
Lychaete''
** ''
Pseudorhizoclonium
''Pseudorhizoclonium'' is a genus of algae in the Cladophoraceae family (biology), family.
Taxonomy
According to AlgaeBase, in 2021 there were ten taxonomically accepted species under this genus based on listed literature.
*''Pseudorhizoclonium ...
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Rhizoclonium
''Rhizoclonium'' is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae
Cladophoraceae are a family (biology), family of green algae in the order the Cladophorales.See the National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI]webpage on Cladopho ...
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Spongiochrysis
''Spongiochrysis'' is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophorales.See the NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health ...
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Willeella''
* Family
Okellyaceae
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Okellya''
* Family
Pithophoraceae
**''
Aegagropila''
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Aegagropilopsis''
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Arnoldiella''
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Basicladia''
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Chaetocladiella''
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Chaetonella''
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Cladogonium''
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Cladostroma''
**''
Dermatophyton''
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Gemmiphora''
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Pithophora''
**''
Wittrockiella''
* Family
Pseudocladophoraceae
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Pseudocladophora''
* Family
Siphonocladaceae
Siphonocladaceae is a family (biology), family of green algae, in the order Cladophorales.See the National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI]webpage on Siphonocladaceae Data extracted from the
References
Siphonocladaceae,
...
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Apjohnia''
** ''
Boergesenia''
** ''
Chamaedoris''
** ''
Dictyosphaeria''
** ''
Ernodesmis''
** ''
Siphonocladus''
* Family
Valoniaceae
** ''
Petrosiphon''
** ''
Valonia''
** ''
Valoniopsis''
Order
Dasycladales
Dasycladales is an Order (biology), order of large unicellular green algae in the class Ulvophyceae. It contains two families, the Dasycladaceae and the Polyphysaceae.
These single celled algae are from 2 mm to 200 mm long. They liv ...
* Family
Dasycladaceae
The Dasycladaceae is one of the two extant family (biology), families of green algae of the order Dasycladales. When found in Palaeozoic limestones, they typically indicate depositional depth of less than 5m.See the National Center for Biotechnol ...
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Acicularia''
** †''
Acroporella''
** ''
Amicus''
** ''
Anatolipora''
** ''
Andrusoporella''
** ''
Anfractuosoporella''
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Anisoporella''
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Anthracoporella''
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Archaeocladus''
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Atractyliopsis''
** ''
Batophora''
** †''
Beresella''
** ''
Bornetella
''Bornetella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae.
The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances ...
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Chinianella''
** ''
Chloroclados''
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Clavapora''
** †''
Clavaporella''
** ''
Connexia''
** ''
Cylindroporella''
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Cymopolia
''Cymopolia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae.See the National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI]webpage on Cymopolia Data extracted from the
References
Ulvophyceae genera
Dasycladaceae
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Dasycladus
''Dasycladus'' is a genus of green algae in the family '' Dasycladaceae''. ''Dasycladus'' is a marine species.
References
Ulvophyceae genera
Dasycladaceae
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Dissocladella''
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Dvinella''
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Endoina''
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Eoclypeina''
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Eogoniolina''
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Eovelebitella''
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Epimastopora''
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Euteutloporella''
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Favoporella''
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Fourcadella''
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Genotella''
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Goniolinopsis''
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Gyroporella''
** ''
Halicoryne''
** ''
Holosporella''
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Imperiella''
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Kantia''
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Kochanskyella''
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Lacrymorphus''
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Macroporella''
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Mizzia''
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Munieria''
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Nanjinoporella''
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Neomeris''
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Oligoporella''
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Ollaria''
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Pentaporella''
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Permopora''
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Placklesia''
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Salpingoporella''
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Teutloporella''
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Thailandoporella''
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Uragiella''
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Uragiellopsis''
** †''
Uraloporella''
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Velomorpha''
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Vermiporella''
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Xainzanella''
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Zaporella''
* Family
Polyphysaceae
The Polyphysaceae is a taxonomic family (biology), family of green algae, one of three families in the order Dasycladales. For single-celled organisms, they are huge, growing to nearly a foot long in some cases.
References
Dasycladales
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Acetabularia
''Acetabularia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Polyphysaceae. Typically found in subtropical waters, ''Acetabularia'' is a single-celled organism, but gigantic in size and complex in form, making it an excellent model organism for stud ...
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Chalmasia''
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Clypeina''
** ''
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Some believe that the origins of the name Ioanella derive from the Latin ''ioaria'' or ''iuaria'' in reference to a small feudal ho ...
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Parvocaulis''
** ''
Pseudoclypeina''
* Family
Triploporellaceae
** ''
Deloffrella''
** ''
Draconisella''
** ''
Triploporella''
Order
Ignatiales
Ignatiaceae is a family of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae
The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of Ultrastructure, ultrastructural morphology, Biological life cycle, life cycle and m ...
* Family
Ignatiaceae
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Pseudocharacium''
Order
Oltmannsiellopsidales
Oltmannsiellopsidales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.See the NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health ...
* Family
Oltmannsiellopsidaceae
** ''
Halochlorococcum''
** ''
Neodangemannia''
** ''
Oltmannsiellopsis''
Order Scotinosphaerales
* Family
Scotinosphaeraceae
** ''
Kentrosphaera''
** ''
Scotinosphaera''
Order
Sykidiales
''Sykidion'' is a genus of green algae. ''Pseudoneochloris'' is a synonym of this genus. , ''Sykidion'' was the only genus in the family Sykidiacaeae, which was the only family in the order Sykidiales.
Species
, AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a glob ...
* Family
Sykidiacaeae
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Sykidion''
Order
Trentepohliales
Trentepohliaceae are a family (biology), family of green algae, and the only family in the order Trentepohliales. It is a member of the Ulvophyceaen green algae. The family is characterized by traits like net-like chloroplasts without pyrenoids, ...
* Family
Trentepohliaceae
Trentepohliaceae are a family (biology), family of green algae, and the only family in the order Trentepohliales. It is a member of the Ulvophyceaen green algae. The family is characterized by traits like net-like chloroplasts without pyrenoids, ...
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Cephaleuros''
** ''
Friedaea''
** ''
Lochmium''
** ''
Phycopeltis''
** ''
Physolinum''
** ''
Printzina''
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Rhizothallus''
** ''
Sporocladus''
** ''
Stomatochroon''
** ''
Trentepohlia''
Order
Ulotrichales
Ulotrichales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Ulotrichales Data extracted from the
Genera unplaced to family (''incertae sedis''):
*'' Trichosarcina''
Families
* '' Binucleariaceae''
* '' Collin ...
* Family ''
Binucleariaceae''
** ''
Binuclearia''
* Family ''
Collinsiellaceae''
** ''
Collinsiellopsis''
* Family ''
Gayraliaceae''
** ''
Gayralia''
* Family ''
Gloeotilaceae''
** ''
Coccothrix''
* Family ''
Gomontiaceae
Gomontiaceae is a family of green algae
The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and ...
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Chlorojackia''
** ''
Collinsiella
''Collinsiella'' is a genus of green algae in the order Ulotrichales
Ulotrichales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Ulotrichales Data extracted from the
Genera unplaced to family (''incertae sed ...
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Eugomontia
''Eugomontia'' is a genus of green algae in the order Ulotrichales
Ulotrichales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Ulotrichales Data extracted from the
Genera unplaced to family (''incertae sedis ...
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Gomontia
''Gomontia'' is a genus of green algae, in the family Gomontiaceae
Gomontiaceae is a family of green algae
The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermo ...
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* Family ''
Hazeniaceae''
** ''
Chamaetrichon''
** ''
Hazenia''
* Family ''
Helicodictyaceae''
** ''
Protoderma''
** ''
Rhexinema''
* Family ''
Kraftionemaceae''
** ''
Kraftionema''
* Family ''
Monostromataceae
Monostromataceae is a family of green algae in the order Ulotrichales
Ulotrichales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Ulotrichales Data extracted from the
Genera unplaced to family (''incertae se ...
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Monostroma
''Monostroma'' is a genus of marine green algae (seaweed) in the family Monostromataceae. As the name suggests, algae of this genus are monostromatic (single cell layered). '' Monostroma kuroshiense'', an algae of this genus, is commercially cu ...
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* Family ''
Planophilaceae''
** ''
Chloroplana''
** ''
Fernandinella''
** ''
Planophila''
** ''
Pseudendocloniopsis''
** ''
Tetraciella''
* Family ''
Sarcinofilaceae''
** ''
Filoprotococcus
''Filoprotococcus'' is a genus of green algae in the order Ulotrichales. It was once regarded as a synonym of ''Trichosarcina
''Trichosarcina'' is a genus of green algae in the order Ulotrichales. '' Filoprotococcus'' was once regarded as a sy ...
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Sarcinofilum''
* Family ''
Tupiellaceae''
** ''
Tupiella''
** ''
Vischerioclonium''
* Family ''
Ulotrichaceae''
** ''
Acrosiphonia''
** ''
Capsosiphon''
** ''
Chlorhormidium''
** ''
Chlorocystis''
** ''
Chlorothrix''
** ''
Codiolum''
** ''
Dendronema''
** ''
Didymothrix''
** ''
Fottea''
** ''
Geminellopsis''
** ''
Gloeotilopsis''
** ''
Gyoerffyella''
** ''
Heterothrichopsis''
** ''
Hormidiopsis''
** ''
Hormidiospora''
** ''
Hormococcus''
** ''
Ingenhouzella''
** ''
Interfilum''
** ''
Microsporopsis''
** ''
Pearsoniella''
** ''
Protomonostroma''
** ''
Psephonema''
** ''
Psephotaxus''
** ''
Pseudoschizomeris''
** ''
Pseudothrix''
** ''
Spongomorpha''
** ''
Ulothrix
''Ulothrix'' is a genus of green algae in the family Ulotrichaceae. It is a common in fresh to marine habitats, particularly colder and temperate waters. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus includes:
* '' Ulothrix aequalis'' Guiry, ...
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** ''
Ulotrichopsis''
** ''
Urospora''
*''
Incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
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Trichosarcina
''Trichosarcina'' is a genus of green algae in the order Ulotrichales. '' Filoprotococcus'' was once regarded as a synonym. However, ''Filoprotococcus'' is now considered valid in its own right. ''Trichosarcina'' is considered to be of uncertain ...
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Order
Ulvales
Ulvales is an order of green alga
The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charoph ...
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Bolbocoleonaceae
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Bolbocoleon''
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Cloniophoraceae
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Cloniophora''
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Ctenocladaceae
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Ctenocladus''
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Pseudopleurococcus''
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Spongioplastidium''
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Kornmanniaceae
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Blidingia''
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Dilabifilum
''Dilabifilum'' is a genus of thalloid green algae comprising approximately 4 species. The thalli take a crustose form. ''Choreonema'' reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores and carpospores. It is a source of ...
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Kornmannia''
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Lithotrichon''
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Neostromatella''
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Pseudendoclonium''
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Tellamia''
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Phaeophilaceae
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Phaeophila''
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Ulvaceae
Ulvaceae () 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, Ul ...
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Enteronia''
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Gemina
''Gemina'' is a genus of green alga
The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Char ...
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Letterstedtia''
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Lobata
Lobata is an order of transparent marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum of Ctenophora in the class Tentaculata, and are commonly referred to as comb jellies or sea gooseberries. There are currently 19 extant known species in the order of ...
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Ochlochaete
''Ochlochaete'' is a genus of green algae in the family Ulvaceae
Ulvaceae () 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, a ...
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Percursaria
''Percursaria'' is a genus of green algae in the family Ulvaceae
Ulvaceae () 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, a ...
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Ruthnielsenia
''Ruthnielsenia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Ulvaceae.See the NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ...
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Solenia''
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Ulva
Ulva (; ) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, off the west coast of Mull. It is separated from Mull by a narrow strait, and connected to the neighbouring island of Gometra by a bridge. Much of the island is formed from Cen ...
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Ulvaria''
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Umbraulva
The genus ''Umbraulva'', which is a green alga within the Ulvaceae family, was proposed by Bae and Lee in 2001. Three additional species, including U. kuaweuweu, which was subsequently transferred to another genus, have been added to the genus sin ...
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Ulvellaceae
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Acrochaete''
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Endoderma''
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Entocladia''
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Entoderma''
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Epicladia''
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Pringsheimiella''
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Pseudopringsheimia''
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Pseudoneochloris''
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Syncoryne''
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Trichothyra''
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Ulvella''
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Incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
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Halofilum''
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Paulbroadya''
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Incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
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Blastophysa
''Blastophysa'' is a genus of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae. , in AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both seaweed, marine and freshwater algae, freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
His ...
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Trichophilus
''Trichophilus'' is a genus of green algae. ''Trichophilus welckeri'' is found growing in the fur of certain sloth species and is believed to provide them with camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, ...
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Ulvophyceae genera
The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology, life cycle and molecular phylogenetic data. The sea lettuce, ''Ulva'', belongs here. Other well-known members include ...
Ulvophyceae
The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of Ultrastructure, ultrastructural morphology, Biological life cycle, life cycle and molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic data. The sea lettu ...
Ulvophyceae
The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of Ultrastructure, ultrastructural morphology, Biological life cycle, life cycle and molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic data. The sea lettu ...