OCEAN-UKRAINE - Ulva Linnaeus, 1753

BlackSea taxon details

Ulva Linnaeus, 1753

AphiaID

144296 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144296)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ulvaceae J.V. Lamouroux ex Dumortier, 1822

Synonymised names

Enteromorpha Link, 1820 · unaccepted (synonym, nom. et typ. cons.)

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Species Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
Species Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva flexuosa Wulfen, 1803
Species Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva kylinii (Bliding) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003
Species Ulva linza Linnaeus, 1753
Species Ulva maeotica (Proshkina-Lavrenko) P.M.Tsarenko, 2011
Species Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778
Species Ulva rigida C.Agardh, 1823
Species Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1842
Species Ulva procera (K.Ahlner) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland, 2003 accepted as Ulva prolifera O.F.Müller, 1778 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Ulva Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed through: Sergeyeva, O. (2026) Black Sea checklist for Ocean-Ukraine & Sibema at: https://www.vliz.be/projects/Ocean-Ukraine/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144296 on 2026-07-25

Regional species database citation

Sergeyeva, O. (2026). Black Sea checklist for Ocean-Ukraine & Sibema. Ulva Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/projects/Ocean-Ukraine/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144296 on 2026-07-25

Taxonomic edit history

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012 [details]

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany. 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]