Species FAO code: EBN

Ulva intestinalis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Ireland	en Hollow green nori [Enteromorpha intestinalis synonym for Ulva intestinalis]	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus

Habitat

Saltwater

Scientific name

Ulva intestinalis

Author

Linnaeus

Rank

Species

FAO code

EBN

Morphological description

Thalli bright to yellowish green. Several unbranched tubular branches arise from a short stipe; discoid holdfast. Erect branches tapering below, inflated above and constricted or contorted at certain points. Cells polyhedral in surface view, irregularly arranged and filled with spherical to oval chloroplasts.

Taxonomic classification

ClassUlvophyceae
- OrderUlvales
  - FamilyUlvaceae
    - GenusUlva
      - SpeciesUlva intestinalis

Synonyms

Enteromorpha intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees, 1820

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus

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