''Ulvaria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of green algae in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Ulvaceae Ulvaceae () is a widely distributed family of thin green algae having either a flat or a hollow tubular thallus, reproducing by the conjugation of planogametes or of zoospores, and being classed among the Ulotrichales or now more commonly placed ...

. It is similar to ''

Ulva Ulva (; gd, Ulbha) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, off the west coast of Mull. It is separated from Mull by a narrow strait, and connected to the neighbouring island of Gometra by a bridge. Much of the island is formed f ...

'', but rather than being two cells thick, it is only one, despite its darker colour.

Species in the genus ''Ulvaria''

* ''

Ulvaria obscura ''Ulvaria obscura'' is an intertidal and subtidal benthic marine algae found in temperate and Arctic ocean waters around the world. Ecology ''Ulvaria obscura'' is a common marine algae, typically identified in algal blooms referred to as "Green ...

'' * '' Ulvaria fusca'' * '' Ulva fenestrata''

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Ulvaceae Ulvophyceae genera {{Ulvophyceae-stub