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:''For the land plant, see ''[[Dudleya caespitosa]].
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''sea lettuce''
| image = Ulva lactuca - Sowerby.jpg
| regnum = [[Protista]]
| phylum = [[Chlorophyta]]
| classis = [[Ulvophyceae]]
| ordo = [[Ulvales]]
| familia = [[Ulvaceae]]
| genus = '''''Ulva'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''[[Ulva lactuca]]'' 
''[[Ulva pertusa]]'' 
''[[Ulva fasciata]]'' 
''[[Ulva rigida]]'' 
''[[Ulva pertusa]]'' 
''[[Ulva linza]]'' 
and more at [http://www.algaebase.org/GeneraDetail.lasso?genus_id=33 algaeBASE]
}}

The '''sea lettuces''' comprise the genus '''''Ulva''''', a group of edible [[green alga]]e widely distributed along the coasts of the world's [[ocean]]s.

The many species of sea lettuce are a popular food in many of the places where they grow, including [[Scandinavia]], [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland]], [[China]] and [[Japan]] (where they are known as "aosa"). They can be eaten raw in [[salad]]s, or cooked in [[soup]]s, and are high in [[protein]], soluble [[dietary fiber]], and a variety of [[vitamin]]s and [[mineral]]s including especially [[iron]].

The type species is ''[[Ulva lactuca]]'' Linnaeus.

Additionally, some species in the genus ''[[Monostroma]]'' are known as slender sea lettuces.

==External links==
* [http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/greens/anna/frontpages/default.htm Marine botany: Ulva]
*{{cite web |url=http://www.algaebase.org/GeneraDetail.lasso?genus_id=33 |work=[[AlgaeBase]] |title=''Ulva'' Linnaeus 1753: 1163 |author=C. Tanner & Robert Wilkes |date=[[2005-02-17]]}}

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[[Category:Green algae]]
[[Category:Sea vegetables]]

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Envoy at 17:23, 16 October 2007