Strain:

Chlorophyta

Class:

Ulvophyceae

Habitat:

Hard bottom, red algae community

Occurrence:

Worldwide, in tropical and subtropical areas
In shady areas near the surface and the surf zone

Size:

Appearance:

Colonies consist of small, elongated, dark green, shiny, swollen, single-celled vesicles, attached to the substrate by small rhizoids