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Ulva flexuosa Wulfen

Reference
Crypt.Aquat. 1 (1803)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Habit and structure. Thallus medium green, erect but flaccid, proliferous from near the base, 3–6 cm high and 2–8 mm broad. Cells in longitudinal rows throughout most of the thallus and in many parts also in transverse rows, angular and square to rectangular, (10–)14–18 µm long and 8–12 µm broad; chloroplast parietal, usually with 2–3 pyrenoids per cell.

Reproduction. Generations isomorphic; gametophytes dioecious and anisogamous, with apomictic development of gametes.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan?

[After Womersley, Mar. Benthic Fl. Southern Australia I: 157 (1984), as Enteromorpha flexuosa]

John Huisman & Cheryl Parker, 3 August 2021

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Perth, Pindanland, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Fremantle, Joondalup, Karratha, Perth, Shark Bay, South Perth, Wyndham-East Kimberley.