BIOTIC Species Information for Ulva intestinalis
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| Researched by | Georgina Budd & Paolo Pizzola | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Distribution and Habitat | |||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | Common all round the coasts of Britain and Ireland. | ||
| Global distribution | More or less world-wide in its distribution. | ||
| Biogeographic range | Not researched | Depth range | Intertidal to a few metres sublittorally |
| Migratory | Non-migratory / Resident | ||
| Distribution Additional Information | None entered | ||
| Substratum preferences | Small boulders Cobbles Bedrock Large to very large boulders Muddy sand |
Physiographic preferences | Strait / sound Ria / Voe Open coast Enclosed coast / Embayment |
| Biological zone | Supralittoral Upper Littoral Fringe Lower Littoral Fringe Upper Eulittoral Mid Eulittoral |
Wave exposure | Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered Extremely Sheltered Ultra Sheltered |
| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Insufficient information |
Salinity | Full (30-40 psu) Variable (18-40 psu) Low (<18 psu) Reduced (18-30 psu) |
| Habitat Preferences Additional Information | Ulva intestinalis is remarkably euryhaline, in that it can grow in freshwater. However, there is evidence for the existence of genetic strains adapted to high and low salinities (Reed & Russell, 1979). | ||
| Distribution References | Dickinson, 1963, Hayward et al., 1996, Fish & Fish, 1996, Amsler & Searles, 1980, Reed & Russel, 1979, JNCC, 1999, Guiry & Nic Dhonncha, 2002, | ||
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