Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753, (gutweed)


19 Jun 2008 at OSGR: TQ91 in East Sussex, England

Record Summaryon peaty soil masses of 1,000-year old submerged forest, near low tide
Found as
Date19 June 2008
OS grid refOSGR: TQ91
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ E
Vice CountyEast Sussex, VC no: 14
CountryEngland

Notes:

Thallus unbranched, tubular at base, flattened above, sometimes inflated or at least crinkled and intestiniform, up to 8mm wide.

Cells: up to 13µm. Chloroplasts hood-shaped at apical end of cell (best seen near base of thallus).

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