Galapagos Species Database

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

Bryopsis hypnoides J.V.Lamouroux

alga verde, alga filamentosa, Green algae, hair 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
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

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

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

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.
  • 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 unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.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.