Biology:Ulva clathrata

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Short description: Species of alga

Ulva clathrata
A museum voucher of Ulva clathrata labeled with the no longer accepted name Enteromorpha clathrata
Ulva clathrata
Scientific classification edit
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
Species:
U. clathrata
Binomial name
Ulva clathrata
(Roth) C.Agardh, 1811
Synonyms[1]
  • Enteromorpha clathrata (Roth) Greville, 1830
  • Enteromorpha clathrata var. crinita (Nees) Hauck, 1884
  • Enteromorpha crinita Nees, 1820
  • Enteromorpha gelatinosa Kützing, 1849
  • Enteromorpha muscoides (Clemente) Cremades, 1990
  • Enteromorpha ramulosa (Smith) Carmichael, 1833
  • Ulva muscoides Clemente, 1807
  • Ulva ramulosa Smith, 1810

Ulva clathrata is a species of seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that can be found in such European countries as Azores, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom . It is also common in Asian and African countries such as Israel, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa , Tanzania,[1] Japan , Portugal and Tunisia. It has distribution in the Americas as well including Alaska, Argentina , Brazil , Cuba, Grenada, Hispaniola, and Venezuela.[2] Besides various countries it can be found in certain gulfs, oceans and seas such as the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean and European waters (including Mediterranean Sea).[1]

Description

The plant is light green in colour and is 20–80 millimetres (0.79–3.15 in) in height. The thin cylindrical threads are 1–3 millimetres (0.039–0.118 in) in width.[3]

Uses

It is used in biochemistry, since it has 20-26% content of protein, 32-36% of which are crude proteins. The plant also contains glucose (10–16%), rhamnose (36–40%), uronic acids (27–29%), and xylose (10–13%).[4]

In other languages

The species is also known by this names in other countries:[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3548110 entry