Valonia ventricosa — a medium houseplant
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Valonia ventricosa

Valonia Ventricosa

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Valonia ventricosa, also known as bubble algae, sea grape or sailor's eyeballs is a species of algae found in oceans throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions, within the phylum Chlorophyta. It is one of the largest known unicellular organisms, if not the largest.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Valonia
Family
Valoniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en sailor's eyeball alga en Sailor's Eye en Bubble Alga en Sea Pearl
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