Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Bryopsis indica A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp

alga verde, green algae

The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Chlorophyta

Class
Ulvophyceae

Order
Bryopsidales

Family
Bryopsidaceae

Genus
Bryopsis

Species
indica

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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)

References

  • 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.