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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Plantae (kingdom) » Chlorophyta (phylum) » Ulvophyceae (class) » Ulvales (order) » Ulvaceae (family)
CAAB Code: | 56 165006 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Ulva lactuca Linnaeus |
CAAB category: | 56 - Chlorophyta and Charophyta Green algae (incl. seaweeds) and stoneworts |
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Family: | 56 165 Ulvaceae (green algae) - show full list | |
Common Name: | sea lettuce | |
Organism Type: | a green alga | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Parent Codes: |
56 165907
Ulva spp. |
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Trono, G. C., 1998. Seaweeds. In: Carpenter, K. E. Niem, V. H., Editors, FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Vol. 1 - seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. F.A.O., Rome |