Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus 1753
Current name:
Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Courtesy Chiba University
Publication Details
Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus 1753: 1163
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 2 pp. [i], 561-1200, [1-30, index], [i, err.]. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Publication date: 1 May 1753
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Woolwich, London, England?; (Hayden & al. 2003: 289) Lectotype: Dillenius (1742: pl. 9: fig. 7) (epitype) OXF; (Yoshida 1998) Notes: Blomster et al. (1999) select a lectotype (epitype) of Dillenius (1742: pl. 9: fig. 7); see also Hayden et al. (2003: 289). Type locality: 'in Mari omni' (South & Skelton, 2003).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), relating to or found in the intestines (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 January 2025
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Distributional note
Results of studies carried out by O'Kelly et al. (2010) suggest that Ulva populations in tropical and subtropical regions consist of species that are largely unique to these areas, for which the application of names based on types from temperate and boreal European and North American waters is inappropriate. - (01 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Zone: high, splash; epilithic (Augyte and Shaughnessy, 2014).
- (03 December 2014) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Parial et al. 2012). - (03 April 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
