Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bryopsis hypnoides
alga verde, alga filamentosa, Green algae, hair 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
hypnoides
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Bryopsis hypnoides f. praelongata J.Agardh 1887, Bryopsis hypnoides f. atlantica J.Agardh 1887, Bryopsis hypnoides f. prolongata J.Agardh 1887, Bryopsis monoica Funk 1927, fide Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2021) Type locality: Mediterranean coast of France (near Cette [Sète, Hérault] fide Lamouroux, 1809c: 135
Origin: Native
Distribution: Galapagos I.: Academy Bay and Tortuga bay in Santa Cruz (Dawson, 1963). Santa Cruz (Silva, 1966). Atlantic Islands, Europe, North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands, Western Atlantic, South America (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela, Galapagos Islands
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- Dawson, E.Y. (1963) New records of marine algae from the Galapagos Islands. Pacific Naturalist 4(1): 1-23.
- Garske, L.E. (2002) Macroalgas Marinas. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 419-439.
- Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
- Miller, K.A. Garske, L.E. (2011) Galápagos Seaweeds. unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
- Silva, P.C. (1966) Status of our knowledge of the Galapagos benthic marine algal flora prior to the Galapagos International Scientific Project. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galapagos Islands Symposium of the Galapagos International Scientific Project. University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 149-156.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bryopsis hypnoides", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7605. Accessed 31 October 2026.