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Acetabularia acetabulum

Acetabularia acetabulum is a unique, solitary seaweed species found primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. This green algae...

Mediterranean Green Algae Chlorophyta Model Organism

9.1 Excellent

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Caulerpa taxifolia

Caulerpa taxifolia is a species of green algae belonging to the Chlorophyta group. It’s notable for its rapid growth and...

Mediterranean Invasive Green Algae Chlorophyta

8.8 Great

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Valonia ventricosa

Valonia ventricosa is a tropical green alga notable as one of the largest known single-celled organisms, with glossy sph...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

8.5 Great

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Osmundea pinnatifida

Small aromatic red alga common on Atlantic European rocky shores, the currently accepted name for the species long known...

Edible Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae

8.2 Great

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Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa racemosa is a pantropical green alga that invaded the Mediterranean from the 1990s onward, outcompeting native...

Reef Tropical Invasive Green Algae

8.2 Great

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Caulerpa lentillifera

*Caulerpa lentillifera*, or sea grapes, is a green alga farmed extensively in the Philippines for its edible, caviar-lik...

Pacific Edible Green Algae Chlorophyta

8.0 Great

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Halimeda tuna

Halimeda tuna is a calcified segmented green alga of the Mediterranean and tropical Atlantic, contributing significantly...

Reef Tropical Calcareous Green Algae

7.8 Good

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Ventricaria ventricosa

Ventricaria ventricosa is the currently accepted reclassification of the large-celled tropical alga formerly called Valo...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.8 Good

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Codium fragile

Codium fragile is a spongy green alga native to the Pacific that has invaded Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, widely k...

Spongy Invasive Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.6 Good

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Ulva prolifera

A green alga notorious for forming massive green tides, including a record-breaking bloom spanning thousands of square k...

China Green Algae Chlorophyta Bloom Forming

7.5 Good

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Halimeda opuntia

Halimeda opuntia is a pantropical calcified green alga and a major contributor to carbonate sediment production on coral...

Reef Tropical Calcareous Green Algae

7.5 Good

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Caulerpa serrulata

Caulerpa serrulata is a tropical green alga of the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, distinguished by its flattened, serrated fr...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.4 Good

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Penicillus capitatus

Penicillus capitatus is a calcified green alga of tropical and subtropical seas nicknamed 'merman's shaving brush' for i...

Tropical Calcareous Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.4 Good

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Bryopsis plumosa

Bryopsis plumosa is a delicate feathery green alga of temperate and subtropical rocky shores, forming plume-like fronds...

Intertidal Widespread Feathery Green Algae

6.9 Fair

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Monostroma grevillei

A green alga of cool temperate North Atlantic and North Pacific waters, forming single-cell-thick translucent sheets and...

Blade Edible North Atlantic Green Algae

6.6 Fair

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Ulva intestinalis

A cosmopolitan green alga, reclassified from Enteromorpha intestinalis into Ulva, highly tolerant of low salinity and pr...

Tubular Intertidal Green Algae Chlorophyta

6.4 Fair

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Ulvaria obscura

A dark green alga of cold North Atlantic and North Pacific waters, notable for producing dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMS...

Blade Intertidal North Atlantic Green Algae

5.3 Mediocre

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Blidingia minima

Blidingia minima is a small tubular green alga (family Ulvaceae) found in the upper intertidal zone of rocky shores worl...

Salt Tolerant Tubular Intertidal Green Algae

5.1 Mediocre

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Prasiola stipitata

Prasiola stipitata is a small green alga that thrives in nitrogen-enriched habitats such as bird-colonized rocky shores,...

Intertidal North Atlantic Green Algae Chlorophyta

5.0 Mediocre

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Rhizoclonium riparium

Rhizoclonium riparium is a filamentous green alga of brackish and saltmarsh habitats, forming entangled mats in upper in...

Intertidal Salt Marsh Green Algae Chlorophyta

4.9 Poor