Bryopsis pennatula Liebmann ex Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Bryopsis pennatula Liebmann ex Kützing 1849: 6
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 synonym of Bryopsis pennata var. minor J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad oras mexicanas prope St. Augustin: Liebmann (in Herb. Binder)" [San Agustín, Oaxaca, Mexico]; (Kützing 1849: 492)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Probably synonymous with Bryopsis pennatula J.Agardh (from the same type locality, and also collected by Liebmann). - (18 October 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025