beach alectryon vs Sea Lettuce

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Ulva
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Ulva lactuca

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Sea Lettuce share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Sea Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.