Fig. 1

Green seaweeds species and their description, growth, and distribution. a Ulva lactuca with light yellow-green, dark green color, with irregular and small pores on the leaves and fringed edges, and it can grow to 20–30 cm; b U. fasciata is bright grass green to dark green with a golden color at the edges while reproducing and have thin, lamellar leaf-like bodies consisting of broad blades, 10–15 cm wide at the base, tapering to less than 2.5 cm wide at the tip; d Caulerpa taxifolia is in dark green to light green color, with flattened, feathery leaves; e Cladophora prolifera is usually less than 0.5 mm wide and 3–5 cm long; f The leaves of C. prolifera are connected by underground stolon, which are long and dense in bright places and thin and long in shady places; g Enteromorpha intestinalis is yellowish green, the seaweeds are tubular, the upper part is swollen to intestinal shape, the lower end is long and pointed, the length can reach up to 35 cm; h Codium vermilara is dark green, large and porous, and morphologically diverse; i C. tomentosum leaves are slender, rounded at the tip, and up to 30 cm long. Pictures are from Portuguese Seaweeds Website: http://www.flordeutopia.pt/macoi/default.php