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Ulva Linza??	Early in season for linza
	We are working on this

Ulva linza is a common summer time alga in both the Pacific ocean and the Atlantic

To tell if this very similar appearing green alga is ‘just’ U linza we are currently doing the DNA

	Tube like basal system (where it attaches) not evident in field material but clear once put on a herbarium sheet for preservation (below)

	The clear area of thallus shows has recently released reproduction – so even though still small sized it is putting resources into spreading out over other areas

	The real linza
	Before ‘doing the DNA’ was practical we had to rely upon trying to find unique characters such as the way a plant develops – linza from the summer starts off as a uniseriate germling and then thickens – we have found other ‘linza-look alikes’ that start off as a prostrate crust – as I am betting the spring fellow will do

Created by LG on Feb/28/2005

Last updated on Monday, February 28, 2005