Green Algae

Green algae, or Chlorophyta, are a large and diverse group of algae that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. They are common in both freshwater and marine habitats. This list includes several well-known green algae from various families found in British Columbia, with information based on species accounts from E-Flora BC.

Species

Name

Family

Status

Hazards

Edible

Other

Medicinal

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Acrochaete apiculata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrochaete cingens (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrochaete codicola (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrochaete geniculata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrochaete leptochaete (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrochaete repens (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrochaete wittrockii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Acrosiphonia arcta Arctic Sea Moss Unknown Unknown
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Acrosiphonia mertensii Green Rope Unknown Unknown
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Acrosiphonia saxatilis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Blidingia chadefaudii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Blidingia dawsonii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Blidingia marginata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Blidingia minima Dwarf Sea Hair Unknown Unknown
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Blidingia subsalsa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Brachiomonas submarina (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Bryopsis corticulans (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Bryopsis plumosa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Capsosiphon fulvescens (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha brachygona (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha californica (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha cannabina (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha linum (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha melagonium (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha nivalis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha picquotiana (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chaetomorpha tortuosa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chara braunii Braun's Stonewort Unknown Unknown
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Chara canescens Grey Stonewort Unknown Unknown
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Chara globularis Delicate Stonewort Unknown Unknown
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Chara vulgaris Common Stonewort Unknown Unknown
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Chlamydomonas pulsatila (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Chlorochytrium porphyrae (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora albida (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora columbiana Green Ball Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora flexuosa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora hutchinsiae (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora laetevirens (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora microcladioides (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora sericea Graceful Green Hair Unknown Unknown
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Cladophora stimpsonii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Codiolum petrocelidis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Codium fragile Sea Staghorn Unknown Unknown
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Codium ritteri Coarse Spongy Cushion Unknown Unknown
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Codium setchellii Smooth Spongy Cushion Unknown Unknown
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Derbesia marina Green Sea Felt Unknown Unknown
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Eugomontia sacculata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Gayralia oxysperma (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Gomontia polyrhiza (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Halochlorococcum moorei (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Halochlorococcum porphyrae (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Internoretia fryeana (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Klebsormidium flaccidum (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Kornmannia leptoderma Seagrass Cellophane Unknown Unknown
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Lola lubrica (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Microthamnion kuetzingianum (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Monostroma grevillei Sea Cellophane Unknown Unknown
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Ostreobium quekettii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Percursaria percursa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Phaeophila dendroides (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Prasiola borealis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Prasiola crispa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Prasiola linearis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Prasiola meridionalis Emerald Carpet Unknown Unknown
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Protococcus viridis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Protomonostroma undulatum (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Pyramimonas amylifera (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Pyramimonas disomata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Pyramimonas orientalis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Rhizoclonium riparium (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Rhizoclonium tortuosum Twisted Sea Hair Unknown Unknown
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Rosenvingiella constricta (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Rosenvingiella polyrhiza (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Tetraselmis chui (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Tetraselmis maculata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Tetraselmis marina (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Trentepohlia aurea (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulothrix flacca Mermaid's Tresses Unknown Unknown
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Ulothrix implexa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulothrix speciosa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva californica (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva clathrata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva compressa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva expansa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva flexuosa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva intestinalis Sea Hair Unknown Unknown
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Ulva lactuca Sea Lettuce Unknown Unknown
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Ulva linza Green String Lettuce Unknown Unknown
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Ulva prolifera Branched String Lettuce Unknown Unknown
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Ulva stenophylla (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva taeniata (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulva torta (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Ulvaria obscura Dark Sea Lettuce Unknown Unknown
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Ulvella setchellii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Urospora neglecta (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Urospora penicilliformis (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Urospora wormskioldii (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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Wittrockiella paradoxa (no common name) Unknown Unknown
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