Species Profile - Ulva (Enteromorpha) intestinalis.
Molecular and morphological analysis of Enteromorpha intestinalis and E. compressa (Chlorophyta) in the British Isles. Journal of Phycology 34: 319-340. Journal of Phycology 34: 319-340. Blomster, J., S.Ulva compressa Ulva compressa Scientific classification Phylum: Chlorophyta Class: Ulvophyceae Order: Ulvales Family: Ulvaceae Genus: Ulva Species: U. compressa Binomial name Ulva compressa Linnaeus, 1753 Ulva compressa is a species of seaweed in Ulvaceae family that can be found in North America, Mediterranean Sea, and throughout Africa and Australia.Enteromorpha compressa a marine green algal species grows extensively in North coastal Andhra Pradesh. Besides its nutritional importance it has also been identified as source of anti-anaphylactic compound(s).E. compressa extracts alleviated the IgE levels raised against ovalbumin and other allergens in mice. Further,Enteromorpha extract also significantly down regulated the serum IgE levels.
The very common green seaweeds Enteromorpha intestinalis (L.) Nees and E. compressa (L.) Nees are important fouling organisms and have commonly been used as indicators of eutrophication, but their taxonomic status is problematic.Enteromorpha compressa (L.) Nees Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Chlorophyta class Ulvophyceae order Ulvales.
Enteromorpha compressa var. prolifera, Enteromorpha compressa var. trichodes,. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Ulva (Enteromorpha) prolifera are found here.. the separation of the two genera was artificial and that species in Enteromorpha should be returned to the original Ulva classification.
