Description ⁶

 A small green alga (up to 30 cm across) with a broad, crumpled frond that is tough, translucent and membranous. It is attached to rock via a small hold-fast .Ulva is sometimes eaten as "green laver", but it is considered inferior to purple laver.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) 4028mdk09, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Meerlattich_Juist.JPG
2. (c) 4028mdk09, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Meersalat.JPG
3. (c) H. Krisp, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Meersalat-Ulva-lactuca.jpg
4. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/JCS%20Ulva%20lactuca%2022133.jpg
5. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/JCS%20Ulva%20lactuca%2048725.JPG
6. (c)  The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/10658721

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
• eFlora of S.A
• Flora Digital de Portugal
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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