Ulva sp.; Sea Lettuce

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Ulva sp.; Sea Lettuce

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Ulva sp.
Sea Lettuce

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0906 1234 (2006-09-30)

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date of photo 1985

latitude 36.54630 longitude -121.93121 max error distance 2866 meters View on Google Maps.

horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984

georeferencing source GeoLocate

location Carmel Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

family Ulvaceae

order Urotrichales

class Chlorophyceae

plant community Intertidal

notes A compicuous algal species along the shoreline. The common name suggests the resemblence to lettuce, and indeed the alga is commonly used as a food.

camera Nikon

photo category: Plant - algae

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common names Sea Lettuce (photographer)

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