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Ulva expansa<br />

Taxon: Green alga<br />

Kingdom: Plantae<br />

Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Phylum: Chlorophyta<br />

Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Ulvophyceae<br />

Subclass: Infraclass: Superorder:<br />

Order: Ulvales Suborder: Infraorder:<br />

Superfamily: Family: Ulvaceae Subfamily:<br />

Also Known As (Name - Type): Common Names:<br />

Ulva fasciata f. expansa Synonym limu pakaiea<br />

sea lettuce (Ulva expansa)<br />

Type Locality: Monterey, California<br />

Ecoregion-level distribution<br />

Master Classifications<br />

Date 1st record:<br />

Loc 1st record:<br />

Established:<br />

NWP<br />

Taxonomic Author: (Setchell) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1920<br />

Hawaii<br />

1900<br />

Oahu, Hawaii<br />

Yes<br />

Species ID: 2553<br />

Print Date: 9/9/2012 11:33:50 PM<br />

Native<br />

Native<br />

Yes<br />

VECTORS<br />

SH X MS AF ID RE AP REC SF HR<br />

BW SB HF S/R AE AA IR<br />

A P<br />

X<br />

AO PO<br />

Comments: Ulva expansa breaks free and forms drifting mats, though Carlton and Eldredge (2009) argue that drift is<br />

insufficient to explain its appearance in Hawaii. The deep records for this species are for mats that have sunk.<br />

NEP<br />

250<br />

O

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