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Scientific Name Bryopsis pennata J.V. Lamouroux  
Classification #Kingdom: Plantae
 #Phylum: Chlorophyta
       #Class: Bryopsidophyceae
             #Order: Bryopsidales
                   #Family: Bryopsidaceae
                         #Genus: Bryopsis
                               #Species: Bryopsis pennata J.V. Lamouroux
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Common Name(English)
Locality Ko Samui, Ko Tan, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani Province
Collector Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
Identify by Coppejans
Status rare
Major Characters Plants densely gregarious; extremely supple; each thallus with a marked main axis, naked at the basis, with upwardly directed pinnae higher up; in some specimens the main axis is curved and both rows of pinnae are directed in the same direction; dark gree
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A011
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND