Ulva fenestrata Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
(Sea Lettuce)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUlva fenestrata (Sea Lettuce)
GenusUlva (sea lettuces, green lavers)
FamilyULVACEAE (a family of algae)
OrderULVALES (an order of green seaweeds)
ClassULVOPHYCEAE (a class of green algae)
SubphylumCHLOROPHYTINA (a subphylum of algae)
PhylumCHLOROPHYTA (green algae)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ulva fenestrata (Sea Lettuce) :
1: Ulva fenestrata (Sea Lettuce) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
20 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
among weed in tidal stream
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: In situ (3)Image 4: In situ (4)Image 5: Laid out in poolImage 6: Laid out in pool (2)Image 7: Cell structure - magnifiedImage 8: Cell structure - magnified (2)Image 9: Cell structure - magnified (3)Image 10: Cell structure - magnified (4)Image 11: Cell structure - magnified (5)Image 12: Cell structure - magnified (6)Image 13: Cell structure - magnified (7)Image 14: Cell structure - magnified (8)Image 15: Cell structure - magnified (9)
2: Ulva fenestrata (Sea Lettuce)
27 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
floating in sea at low tide
Image 1: Close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Close-up - white background (2)Image 3: Dried, on paper - white backgroundImage 4: Thallus - white backgroundImage 5: Cell structure - magnifiedImage 6: Cell structure - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Cell structure - view A - first layer - magnifiedImage 8: Cell structure - view A - second layer - magnifiedImage 9: Cell structure - view B - first layer - magnifiedImage 10: Cell structure - view B - second layer - magnified

Ulva fenestrata (Sea Lettuce) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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