Bryopsis hypnoides

J. V. Lamouroux

Branched mossy feather weed

BryopsidaceaeSeaweed
Bryopsis hypnoides
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Bryopsis hypnoides
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed

The algae is eaten as seaweed.

Where to Find It

It grows in temperate and tropical places.

Africa, Algeria, Australia, Bahamas, Balkans, Bermuda, Black Sea, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Chile, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Eritrea, Europe, France, FSM, Guam, Hawaii, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Laccadive Islands, Lebanon, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mediterranean, Mexico, Middle East, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, North Africa, North America, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Sicily, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Indies,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Angola, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, Micronesia, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Grenada, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, St Kitts & Nevis, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Palau, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A seaweed in the family Bryopsidaceae with a branched, mossy feather-like appearance. It grows in temperate and tropical coastal waters.

Names & Synonyms
Obana-hanemo,
References (1)
  • Dominguez, S. C., et al, 2002, Marine algae of Baja Cailfornia Sur, Mexico: Nutritional value. Arch Latinoam Nutr. 2002 Dec ;52 (4):400-5 12868282

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