Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Circumtropical
Natural Environment: Inhabits intertidal sheltered zones and usually attached by holdfasts and consumed by sea slugs/sea hares and manatees in local areas.
Aquarium Suitability: Can be grown under wide lighting and temperature conditions, including floating in a refugium, as it's a good food source for herbivorous fish.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvaceae
Genus: Ulva
FYI: Previously classified as in the genus Enteromorpha.