Biology:Bryopsis plumosa
| Bryopsis plumosa | |
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| Bryopsis plumosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Bryopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Bryopsis |
| Species: | B. plumosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1823[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Bryopsis arbuscula | |
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 British Isles, Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, Azores, Portugal, Spain , France , Norway , 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
- ↑ "Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1823". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144457.
- ↑ Hudson, William (1798). Gulielmi Hudsoni, Regiae Societatis Socii et Pharmacopaei Londinensis, Flora anglica : exhibens plantas per regnum Britanniæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale : cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopæorum.. London. pp. 571. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.124875. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52507981.
- ↑ "Bryopsis plumosa - Marine Life Encyclopedia". http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=ZS3920.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 W. A., Nelson (2013). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 20. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/841897290.
- ↑ Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta.ISBN:0-565-00981-8
- ↑ Dickinson, C.I. 1963 British Seaweeds. The Kew Series
- ↑ Bunker, F.StP, Brodie, J.A., Maggs, C.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017 Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second edition. Wild Nature Press, Plymouth, UK ISBN:978-0-9955673-3-7
Wikidata ☰ Q2927226 entry
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