Description ⁶

 Ulva linza is a large, ribbon-like species of green seaweed that may reach up to 30 cm in length. The thalli are unbranched and often have a frilled margin. The thalli taper into a distinct stipe below and are highly compressed. The width of the thallus is greater in the middle than at the base and may reach 5 cm in width. Ulva linza is bright light to dark green in colouration.

Habitat ⁷

 Ulva linza is a littoral and sublittoral species usually found on rocks or in rock pools, usually marine but occassionally found under brackish conditions.

Habitat ⁸

Depth range based on 35 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 4 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 60
  Temperature range (°C): 16.004 - 24.442
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.933 - 2.839
  Salinity (PPS): 35.086 - 36.958
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.943 - 5.967
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.105 - 0.637
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.136 - 6.217

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 60

Temperature range (°C): 16.004 - 24.442

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.933 - 2.839

Salinity (PPS): 35.086 - 36.958

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.943 - 5.967

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.105 - 0.637

Silicate (umol/l): 1.136 - 6.217
 
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Sources and Credits

1. (c) Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ulva_linza_Helgoland.JPG
2. (c) effectivelywild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by effectivelywild
3. (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8006318289_87cde0cb74_o.jpg
4. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10164906
5. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10164939
6. (c)  The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/16196900
7. (c)  The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/10658724
8. Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/17327519

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