Bryopsis plumosa
| Bryopsis plumosa | |
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| Bryopsis plumosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Bryopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Bryopsis |
| Species: | B. plumosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryopsis plumosa C.Agardh, 1823 | |
| 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.
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 and Japan.
Description
Bryopsis plumosa has distichous branches with a thallus that is small and erect, growing up to 10 cm long.
References
- "World Register of Marine Species". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
External links
- "Habitas". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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