Ulothrix speciosa
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Ulothrix speciosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Ulotrichales |
Family: | Ulotrichaceae |
Genus: | Ulothrix |
Species: | U. speciosa |
Binomial name | |
Ulothrix speciosa (Carmichael) Kützing |
Ulothrix speciosa is a small green marine alga.
Description
[edit]This small green alga grows to no more than 12 cm long.[1] Filaments robust, soft, straight when young, becoming curled at maturity. Growing in flowing or spreading tufts.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum London ISBN 0-565-00981-8
- ^ Wolle, Francis (1887). Fresh-water Algae of the United States: Text. Comenius Press.