A class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. The sea lettuce, Ulva, belongs here. They are divided into the following groups:

  • Order Ulotrichales (e.g. Ulothrix)
  • Order Ulvales (e.g. Ulva)
  • Order Siphonocladales
  • Order Dasycladales
  • Order Caulerpales