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Ulvophyceae

Ulvophyceae

9.9
A group of green algae like sea lettuce that live mostly in the sea
  • noun
  • /ˌʌlvoʊˈfaɪsiˌi/
  • Specialized
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  • Certain genera within Ulvophyceae serve as a crucial food source for herbivorous marine organisms.

Examples

  • Members of the class Ulvophyceae are commonly found in coastal waters and play a vital role in marine ecosystems.

  • The yellow box associated with Ulvophyceae represents lineages of marine-derived subaerial algae.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Ecologists often study Ulvophyceae to assess the health of aquatic environments due to their sensitivity to pollution.

Synonyms

Chlorophyceae
vsUlvophyceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of bright green algae with tail-like parts that live in freshwater

is sometimes treated as the same class in scientific classifications

Surface Forms

Ulvophyceae singular
Ulvophyceae plural

Morphology

Ulvophyceae = Ulva (opaque) = ulvo + phyceae

The name is built on a scientific genus stem plus the taxonomic suffix '-phyceae', but that structure is specialized and not guessable for an average learner.

Etymology

Ulvophyceae comes from the name Ulva, the 'sea lettuce', plus the scientific ending -phyceae, meaning 'algae' or 'seaweed'. So the name means the group of green algae that includes sea lettuce.