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Classification: |
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Bryopsis J.V. Lamououx, 1809, 56 of 223 species descriptions are currently
accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).
Order Bryopsidales; Family Bryopsidaceae
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Morphology: |
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Siphonous
unicell with large number of nuclei, height 2 – 40 cm. Feather-shaped thallus. Asexual reproduction by fragmentation or
aplanospores. Sexual reproduction with
biflagellate anisogametes in pinnae separated from remainder of thallus by a ‘plug’
at the base. May be dioecious or monoecious. Heteromorphic alternation of generations
(Guiry and Guiry 2016). The
only septa separating portions of the organism are at the base of
reproductive branches (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). |
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Trichosolen:
Bryopsis duchassaingii (syn. B. antillarum) is now T. duchassaingii (Ibid.). |
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Habitat: |
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Marine
benthos, polar to topical, temperature range 5 to 27C, depth to 5 m (Ibid.). |
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References: |
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Dawes, C.J. and A.C.
Mathieson 2008. The Seaweeds of Fliorida. University Press of Florida (591 pp). Guiry, M.D. and G.M.
Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide
electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May
2014. |
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