Ulva fasciata Delile

Order Family    Genus Ulvales Ulvaceae Ulva

Characteristics

Plants 1-15 cm. tall, the base of the blade cuneate, above expanding irregularly lobed, generally irregularly or sometimes pinnately divided into ligulate or linear lobes which may become several decimeters long; in section the cells of the midline region much taller than those of the margin, the thallus much thicker, 100 µ or somewhat more; the margins entire to irregularly ruffled and crenate with a somewhat paler central portion.

Distribution : Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep.

Ecological status : Open coast (intertidal ), Estuaries and mangroves

IUCN status : LR

Uses : Food, animal feed, medicine

Culture/Cultivation : None