{
  "id": 8227325,
  "title": "The proposed Baltic Sea endemic green alga Monostroma balticum represents a foliose morphotype of Ulva intestinalis (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae).",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-proposed-baltic-sea-endemic-green-alga-monostroma-balticum",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.16.751975v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Green algae in Ulva, Monostroma and similar genera are notoriously difficult to identify morphologically, due to high phenotypic plasticity and the presence of cryptic species - which has historically resulted in a challenging taxonomy, poorly resolved species boundaries, and potentially numerous invalid species descriptions. DNA-based specimen identification, especially combined with analysis of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}