Bryopsis cupressoides J.Agardh

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Bryopsidales
Family Bryopsidaceae
Genus Bryopsis

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Publication details
Bryopsis cupressoides J.Agardh 1842: 20, nom. illeg.

Original publication: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
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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 currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Bryopsis cupressina J.V.Lamouroux

Origin of species name
(Latin), cypress-like or resembling cypress.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Syntype localities: “Ad Massiliam, ex Nicaea, ex Adriatico” (Agardh 1842: 20).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Bryopsis cupressoides J.Agardh)
Europe: Adriatic (Giaccone 1978, Ercegovic 1980), France (Feldmann 1937, Dizerbo & Herpe 2007, Anon. 2012), Greece (Gerloff & Geissler 1974, Athanasiadis 1987), Italy (Giaccone 1969), Portugal (Ardré 1970), Spain (Ballesteros 1983, Gallardo et al. 1985).

Nomenclatural notes
Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) discuss the nomenclature of this entity.

Source of synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2005). Two new species of Bryopsis (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) from the Sultanate of Oman, with a census of currently recognized species in the genus. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 24: 229-256.

Key references
Funk, G. (1955). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen von Neapel: Zugleich mikrophotographischer Atlas. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli 25(Suppl.): i-x , 1- 178, 36 figs.

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: 1-1259.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Bryopsis&species=cupressoides

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=cupressoides

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 08 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 14 June 2012 by Michael Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 669 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=1128

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Michael 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 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:76423