Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bryopsis indica
alga verde, green algae
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Chlorophyta
Class
Ulvophyceae
Order
Bryopsidales
Family
Bryopsidaceae
Genus
Bryopsis
Species
indica
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Distribution: South America (Brazil), Indian Ocean Islands, Midle East, South West and West Asia, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Pacific Ocean (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Solomon Islands)
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bryopsis indica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16960. Accessed 28 May 2025.