Dasya tenella Hering 1841
Publication Details
Dasya tenella Hering 1841: 90
Published in: Hering, [K.] (1841). Diagnoses algarum novarum a cl. Dre. Ferdinand Krauss in Africa Australi lectarum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History [Series 1] 8: 90-92.
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 Herposiphonia heringii (Harvey) Falkenberg.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal [Durban], South Africa; (Hering 1841: 91) Type: Ferdinand Krauss; (Hering 1841: 91)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), delicate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 June 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 March 2025