Ulva pulchra Jaasund, 1976: 3, fig. 6 (intended type locality: Tanzania).—Jaasund, 1977a: 333.— Jaasund, 1977d: 510.— Knutzen & Jaasund, 1979: 4.— Lawson, 1980: 17.— Shunula, 1983a: 49–52, fig. 2, table 1.— Shunula, 1983b: 57–59, figs. 1f–j.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Kenya, Tanzania.
Note: When Jaasund (1976) first proposed the name Ulva pulchra, he did not provide a Latin diagnosis or indicate a type, thus failing to satisfy Arts. 36.2 and 37.1. In his next treatment, Jaasund (1977a) supplied a Latin diagnosis but failed to indicate a type. The name is still invalid.