Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Carpopeltis bushiae
alga roja, Red algae
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Halymeniales
Family
Halymeniaceae
Genus
Carpopeltis
Species
bushiae
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Polyopes bushiae Farlow, fide Guiry & Guiry (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011).
- 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.
- 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 unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Carpopeltis bushiae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8299. Accessed 3 November 2026.