Bryopsis plumosa

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

Bryopsis plumosa
Bryopsis plumosa
Scientific classification
Phylum: 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)

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] It can be found in intertidal pools.[4]

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