Back خس البحر Arabic خس البحر ARZ Ульва Byelorussian Chloropelta CEB Ulva (Gattung) German Ulva (género) Spanish Ulva (alga generoa) Basque کاهوی دریایی Persian Suolilevät Finnish Ulve French
| Sea lettuce | |
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| Ulva lactuca | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Ulvales |
| Family: | Ulvaceae |
| Genus: | Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 |
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The sea lettuces comprise the genus Ulva, a group of edible green algae that is widely distributed along the coasts of the world's oceans. The type species within the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca, lactuca being Latin for "lettuce". The genus also includes the species previously classified under the genus Enteromorpha,[1] the former members of which are known under the common name green nori.[2]
- ^ a b Hillary S. Hayden; Jaanika Blomster; Christine A. Maggs; Paul C. Silva; Michael J. Stanhope & J. Robert Waaland (2003). "Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera" (PDF). European Journal of Phycology. 38 (3): 277–294. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.330.5106. doi:10.1080/1364253031000136321. ISSN 1469-4433. S2CID 18856367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07.
- ^ M.D. Guiry & G.M. Guiry (2012). "Enteromorpha Link in Nees, 1820". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland. Retrieved February 11, 2012.