Dasya delilei Montagne, nom. illeg. 1841

Publication Details
Dasya delilei Montagne, nom. illeg. 1841: 166, pl. 8: fig. 6

Published in: Montagne, C. (1841). Familia III. Phyceae. Fries. In: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome Troisème. Duexième Partie. Phytographia canariensis. Section ultima. Plantae cellulares. DC.. (Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. Eds) Vol. 3, pp. 132-198 [Index 195-208]. Paris: Béthune, Éditeur, rue de Vaugirard, 36.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dasya is Dasya pedicellata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan.

Type Information
Type locality: La Isleta, Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 155) Type: PC; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 155)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 March 2020

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Nomenclatural notes
According to Silva et al. (1996: 183), Dasya delilei and Asparagopsis delilei are superfluous names since the epithet taxiformis should have been retained. - (12 May 2009) - G.M. Guiry
Illegitimate: unwarranted change of name for Fucus taxiformis Delile. - (20 January 2007) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025

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