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Enteromorpha Linza
(ulvales)
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 Plantae (Reign)
 Viridiplantae (Underreign)
 Chlorophyta (Branch)
 Chlorophytina (Underbranch)
 Ulvophyceae (Class)
 Ulvales (Order)
 Ulvaceae (Family)
 Ulva (Type)
 Ulva lactuca (Specie)
They are in the upper
part of the foreshore
-Have flattened branched or unbranched
tubes.
- The length of the thallus varies from
1.9 to 36 cm with an average length of
18.6 cm.
-Ulva linza is distinguished by its
smooth thallus.
- Most with a ruffled margin.
-Ulva linza can tolerate a wide range of
salinities and water qualities
Cladophora rupestris
(Cladophorales)
(seaweed.ie/descriptions/Cladophor
a)
 Plantae (Reign)
 Viridiplantae (Underreign)
 Chlorophyta (Branch)
 Chlorophytina (Underbranch)
 Ulvophyceae (Class)
They are found in the
lower part of the
foreshore in the basins or
in the area of Fucus and
Ascophyllum
- These are always branched filamentous
algae.
- The filaments that grow through
multiplications.
- Each filament consists of a single file
of large cylindrical cells.
-Numerous reticulated chloroplast and
nuclei.
-These chloroplasts often contain
lenticular pyrenoids framed on each side
by a concave starch grain.