Species:

Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C. Agardh

Grønfjør in Norwegian Nynorsk
Grønnfjær in Norwegian Bokmål

Classification

The species Bryopsis plumosa belongs to:

Division:
Chlorophyta (Green algae, Green seaweeds)
Class:
Ulvophyceae
Order:
Bryopsidales
Family:
Bryopsidaceae
Genus:
Bryopsis

Photos

Photos of Bryopsis plumosa (2):

  • Photo of Bryopsis plumosa
  • Photo of Bryopsis plumosa

1 of 2: Habit

Photo of Bryopsis plumosa
Feather-branched thallus of a six cm long specimen Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Bryopsis plumosa
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Sampling location
Haukanes, Varaldsøy, Hardangerfjord, Hordaland
Sampling date
2010-06-16
Published
2010-10-21
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Thallus
  • Habit

Note: Thallus is up to 10 cm long and siphonous, with cross-walls only forming in lateral branches during reproduction. Lateral branches form in one plane. This separates it from B. hypnoides, where lateral branches are irregularly or spirally arranged.

2 of 2: Branching pattern

Photo of Bryopsis plumosa
Siphonous thallus with side branches situated in one plane Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Bryopsis plumosa
Verified by
Network members
Sampling location
Haukanes, Varaldsøy, Hardangerfjord, Hordaland
Sampling date
2010-06-16
Published
2010-10-21
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Branching pattern

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Bryopsis):