Bryopsis plumosa var. densa Harvey
Publication details
Bryopsis plumosa var. densa Harvey 1858: 31
Original publication: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Nereis boreali-americana...Part III. Chlorospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 10(2): 1-140, pls 37-50.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), feathery (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Bryopsis plumosa var. densa Harvey)
Western Atlantic: Trop. & Subtrop. W. Atlantic (Wynne 2011).
Key references
Wynne, M.J. (2011). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: third revision. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 140: [1] 7-166.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Bryopsis&species=plumosa
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Bryopsis&Species=plumosa
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 29 August 2011 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 284 times since it was created.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=112405
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.
