Ulva flexuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
Species:
U. flexuosa
Binomial name
Ulva flexuosa
Wulfen, 1803

Ulva flexuosa now generally referred to as Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen ex Roth) J. Agardh).[1][2] is a species of seaweed in Ulvaceae family that can be found worldwide.

Description

This large green alga may grow to 25 cm, it is tubular and similar to E. prolifera.[2] It is very variable with branches showing cells in longitudinal and sometimes also in transverse rows.[1]

Distribution

Europe

The species can be found in such European countries as Ireland,[3] Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain (Scotland), and on island of Corsica.[4]

Africa

In Africa it can be found in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, and on the islands such as Canary Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius and São Tomé and Príncipe.[4]

Asia

In Asia, it is found in Bahrain, China, India, Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Yemen.

Americas

It is also have North and South American distribution, which includes countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. In Central America it can be found in such countries as Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama, while in Caribbean it can be found on Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Tobago, Virgin Islands, and on Lesser and Netherlands Antilles.[4]

The species is distributed throughout the US states such as California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum Publications. London ISBN 0-565-00981-8
  2. 1 2 Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland p.29. The British Phycological Society. ISBN 0 9527115 16
  3. ↑ Morton, O. 1978. Some interesting records of algae from Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 19: 240 - 242.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Wulfen, F.X. (1803). "Cryptogama aquatica". Archives de Botanique. pp. 1–64.


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