Bryopsis plumosa

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Bryopsis plumosa
Bryopsis plumosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Bryopsidaceae
Genus: Bryopsis
Species:
B. plumosa
Binomial name
Bryopsis plumosa
(Hudson) C.Agardh, 1823[1]
Synonyms

Bryopsis arbuscula
Conferva tenax (Roth, 1806)
Ulva plumosa (Hudson, 1778)

Bryopsis plumosa, sometimes known by the common names green algae or hen pen, is a type of green seaweed.

Taxonomy

This species was originally described by William Hudson under the name Ulva plumosa.[2]

Distribution

Bryopsis plumosa is found in the

Faroes and Iceland, on the Atlantic coast of North America, west coast of Greenland, Jamaica, Canary Islands, Senegal, Ghana, Mauritania, South Africa, British Columbia to California, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.[3][4]

Description

Bryopsis plumosa has distichous branches with a thallus that is small and erect, growing up to 10 cm long.[4] It is coloured bright green and has a soft, silky texture.[4] The branches arranged in two opposite rows.[5]

Reproduction

The species is

dioecious; when fertile the male plants turn yellowish-green and the female plants are dark green.[6]

Ecology

It can be found in intertidal pools.[4]

Similar species

Bryopsis hypnoides can be difficult to distinguish, the branches of B. hypnoides are arranged spirally or irregularly.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1823". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.124875
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  3. ^ "Bryopsis plumosa - Marine Life Encyclopedia". www.habitas.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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    OCLC 841897290
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  5. ISBN 0-565-00981-8
  6. ^ Dickinson, C.I. 1963 British Seaweeds. The Kew Series
  7. ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7
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