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Ulva paschima is a green seaweed (alga) from the Ulvaceae family, found only on the West Coast of India. It grows in the intertidal zone on rocks in saline and estuarine water, so it is not a garden or houseplant.
Ulva paschima is a green alga in the family Ulvaceae, a green seaweed endemic to the West Coast of India. The species was identified in 2014 based on molecular phylogenetics using ITS sequences as belonging to the “Paschima” clade.
The species is found in intertidal rocks of saline and estuarine environments with various seawater salinities (35 to 24 PSU).
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