Marine Green Macroalgae, Part 2
37 entries in the Marine Green Macroalgae, Part 2 compendium.
UmbraulvaDeep-water green algae with siphonaxanthin and distinctive DNA sequences.ProterocladusAncient branching green algae from the Tonian and Stenian periods.Valonia (alga)A genus of green algae with vesicular thalli and tropical distribution.Valonia ventricosaOne of the largest known single-celled organisms, found worldwide.DasycladalesLarge unicellular green algae that build calcium carbonate shells.Acetabularia acetabulumA unicellular green alga with a parasol-like cap.Acetabularia caliculusA single-celled green alga with a cup-shaped disc.BeresellaceaeExtinct family of uncertain affinity, tentatively assigned to Dasycladales.Cephaleuros parasiticusA plant-pathogenic green alga causing red rust of tea.Cephaleuros virescensA tropical algal pathogen causing leaf spot on many hosts.Trentepohlia aureaFilamentous terrestrial green alga, type species of Trentepohlia.Trentepohlia jolithusA green alga that appears orange and smells like violets.Blidingia marginataA small green seaweed with a remarkably broad global distribution.Blidingia minimaA small green seaweed described by Johann Kylin in 1947.Monostroma kuroshienseEndemic green seaweed of Japan's Kuroshio Coast, cultivated for sushi wraps.Codium eduleA dark green edible alga known as wāwaeʻiole in Hawaiʻi.Codium fragileA siphonous green alga invasive in the Northern Atlantic.Codium spongiosumA light-green, spongy seaweed of warmer and tropical waters.Codium tomentosumA native green seaweed with a spongy, felt-like texture.ArnoldiellaA freshwater green algal genus with erect filaments and multinucleate cells.ChaetomorphaA genus of unbranched green algae, also known as sea emerald.CladophoraA branching green alga used as food, medicine, and biofuel.DictyosphaeriaA green macroalga with visible polygonal cells and notable invasive behavior.RhizocloniumCosmopolitan green alga with unbranched filaments and lateral rhizoids.WittrockiellaA green algal genus with heterotrichous filaments, found in brackish waters.Dictyosphaeria cavernosaA hollow green bubble seaweed that can smother coral reefs.Dictyosphaeria versluysiiA bubble-celled green alga with a solid structure and wide distribution.Ulothrix flaccaA marine green alga forming woolly tufts on intertidal rocks.Ulothrix speciosaA green alga of littoral marine and brackish habitats.Sea lettuceEdible green algae with a toxic decomposition risk.Ulva australisEdible green alga studied for pollution control and biotechnology.Ulva flexuosaA large, tubular green alga found worldwide.Ulva intestinalisA tubular green alga with worldwide distribution and isomorphic generations.Ulva lactucaEdible green alga, type species of genus Ulva, with worldwide distribution.Ulva linzaGreen alga causing blooms and used in biofouling research.Ulva paschimaEndemic green seaweed of India's West Coast.Ulva proliferaA tubular green alga causing annual blooms in the Yellow Sea.
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