Ulva fenestrata, courtesy of Josie Iselin, from The Curious World of Seaweed
Ulva, translucent in the sun.
Ulva coats the tidal wrack at Spanish Banks
Wonder what Ulva sounds like? We’ve got the answer.
Summary
Meet Ulva, a green seaweed, better known as Sea Lettuce, and probably a familiar presence on the nearshore. Join us as we visit a local salmon spawning creek to trace the evolutionary history of algae (and lots more besides).
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Ulva has a particular penchant for freshwater creeks
Show notes
Music in this episode was produced by Yung Hui
Special thanks to Conor Fanning
Citations
Chan, C. X. & Bhattacharya, D. (2010) The Origin of Plastids. Nature Education 3(9):84
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