Bryopsis

For the noctuid moth genus, see Cryphia.

Bryopsis
Bryopsis plumosa
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Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Bryopsidaceae
Genus: Bryopsis
J.V. Lamouroux, 1809
Species[1]

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Bryopsis, often referred to a hair algae,[2] is a genus of marine green algae in the family Bryopsidaceae.[1] Species in the genus are macroscopic, siphonous marine green algae that are made up of units of single tubular filaments. They can form dense tufts up to 40 cm in height.[3][4] Each cell is made of up an erect thallus that is often branched into pinnules.[5] Approximately 60 species have been identified in this genus since its initial discovery in 1809.[6] The ecological success of Bryopsis has also been attributed to its associations with endophytic bacteria that reside in the cytoplasm of their cells.[7]

Species in this genus are known to be pests in aquariums and associated with green tides due to macroalgal blooms.[8][9][10] However, Bryopsis also contains unique chemical properties, most notably, Kahalalide F (KF), a depsipeptide that is being studied for its antitumor properties in human cancer cells and also has important ecological significance in protecting the algae against herbivory. The removal of algal blooms for the extraction of KF may be a pragmatic approach to eradicating Bryopsis from green tides and aiding the economic burden of producing KF experimentally for clinical trials.

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  2. ^ Goemans, Bob (2012). "12 – Algae: the Good, Bad, and Ugly". The 'Living' Marine Aquarium Manual Basic And Advanced Husbandry For The 'Modern' Marine Aquarium. Salt Corner. ISBN 978-0-615-60306-3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Giovagnetti, V., Han, G., Ware, M. A., Ungerer, P., Qin, X., Wang, W. Da, ... Ruban, A. V. (2018). A siphonous morphology affects light-harvesting modulation in the intertidal green macroalga Bryopsis corticulans (Ulvophyceae). Planta, 247(6), 1293–1306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-2854-5
  4. ^ Fong, J., Lim, Z. W., Bauman, A. G., Valiyaveettil, S., Liao, L. M., Yip, Z. T., & Todd, P. A. (2019). Allelopathic effects of macroalgae on Pocillopora acuta coral larvae. Marine Environmental Research, 151(June), 104745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.06.007
  5. ^ Green, P. B. (1960). Wall structure and lateral formation in the alga Bryopsis. American Journal of Botany, 47(6), 476–481.
  6. ^ Lamouroux, J. V. . (1809). Memoire sur trois nouveaux genres de la famille des Algues marines: Dictyopteris, Amansia, Bryopsis. Journal de Botanique, 2, 129–135.
  7. ^ Hollants, J., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H., Willems, A., & De Clerck, O. (2013). Permanent residents or temporary lodgers: Characterizing intracellular bacterial communities in the siphonous green alga Bryopsis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1754), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2659
  8. ^ "Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux 1809". Marine Algae of Hawaiʻi.
  9. ^ Song, W., Wang, Z., Li, Y., Han, H., & Zhang, X. (2019). Tracking the original source of the green tides in the Bohai Sea, China. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 219(February), 354–362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.02.036
  10. ^ Han, H., Li, Y., Wei, S., Wang, Z., & Zhang, X. (2020). The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Aulacophora indica. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 5(1), 184–185. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1698378