Bryopsis pennatula J.Agardh 1847
Publication Details
Bryopsis pennatula J.Agardh 1847: 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.
Source of Synonymy
Pedroche, F.F., Silva, P.C., Aguilar-Rosas, L.E., Dreckmann, K.M. & Aguilar-Rosas, R. (2005). Catálogo de las algas marinas bentónicas del Pacífico de México. I. Chlorophycota. pp. i-viii, 17-146. Ensenada, México: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.
Type Information
Type locality: "På mexicanska stranden af Stillen Oceanen, S:t Augustin " [San Agustín, Oaxaca, Mexico]; (Agardh 1847: 6) Holotype: LD?;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2017
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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 22 July 2025