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Plant family

Ulvaceae

Called “Sea Lettuces” in GBIF

Ulvaceae is a widely distributed family of thin green algae characterized by a flat or a hollow tubular thallus, reproducing via conjugation of planogametes or zoospores, and classified within the orders Ulotrichales or, more commonly, Ulvales.

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genera in GBIF
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plants on Plant News
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What science is finding about Ulvaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

A sea-to-soil solution for the green tides threatening shellfish aquaculture: conceptual model and lessons learned from a pilot project.

Seaweed pulled off oyster beds and spread on garden soil could close the nutrient loop between ocean and farm — the same...

Sea Lettuce soil-health / composting