Ulva compressa

Common Name:

Thread Weed

Family:

Ulvaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Throughout southern Australia [11]
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Shallow water to 25 m ¹

Flower Description:

N/A

Habit:

Green algae with medium green thallus 2-20 cm high, erect and basally attached. Much branched from near the base and above ¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

Images:

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Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

AlgaeBase

Conservation status:

N/A

References:

¹ Womersley, H. B. S. (1984). “The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Rhodophyta. Part I”. ABRS, Canberra.