Ulva clathrata explained

Ulva clathrata is a species of seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that can be found in such European countries as Azores, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It is also common in Asian and African countries such as Israel, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Japan, Portugal and Tunisia. It has distribution in the Americas as well including Alaska, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Grenada, Hispaniola, and Venezuela.[1] Besides various countries it can be found in certain gulfs, oceans and seas such as the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean and European waters (including Mediterranean Sea).

Description

The plant is light green in colour and is 20- in height. The thin cylindrical threads are 1- in width.[2]

Uses

It is used in biochemistry, since it has 20-26% content of protein, 32-36% of which are crude proteins. The plant also contains glucose (10–16%), rhamnose (36–40%), uronic acids (27–29%), and xylose (10–13%).[3]

In other languages

The species is also known by this names in other countries:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh. AlgaeBase. March 24, 2013.
  2. Web site: Enteromorpha (Ulva) clathrata (Roth) Greville. March 24, 2013.
  3. Alberto Peña-Rodrígueza. Thomas P. Mawhinneyb . Denis Ricque-Mariea . L. Elizabeth Cruz-Suárez . Chemical composition of cultivated seaweed Ulva clathrata (Roth) C. Agardh. Mexico . 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.04.104 . 30634256. 129 . 2. Food Chemistry . 491–498. 2011.
  4. Web site: Ulva clathrata. March 24, 2013.