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Ulva conglobata
Plate 1 of 2. Frans Reinhold Kjellman (1846–1907), no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist

Ulva conglobata

Ulva conglobata is a species of seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that can be found on Jeju Island of Korea, Qingdao province of China and Yokohama, Japan.

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Description

It is 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length with rounded edges that are 9–16 micrometres (0.00035–0.00063 in) long and are 7–12 micrometres (0.00028–0.00047 in) wide. Its base is made up of 2 lines of cells which are 50 centimetres (20 in) in length. Its sides are 34–39 micrometres (0.0013–0.0015 in) while the bottom is 38–50 micrometres (0.0015–0.0020 in).

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At the table

Its methanol extract is used to treat Alzheimer's disease while its ethanol have polysaccharides which contains 23.04-35.20% of sulfate ester with 10.82-14.91% of uronic acid, and 3.82-451% of protein. It also produces crude enzyme when its mixed with linoleic acid which is widely used to fight influenza.

Wikipedia: “Uses”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1436971.