Dasyphila tagoi Okamura 1912

Current name:
Wrangelia tagoi (Okamura) Okamura & Segawa
Scott Reef, Western Australia - 25 May 2011. John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Dasyphila tagoi Okamura 1912: 132, pl. LXXXVIII [88]
Published in: Okamura, K. (1912). Icones of Japanese Algae. pp. 86-90, pls LXXXVI-C. Tokyo: The Author.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dasyphila is Dasyphila preissii Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Wrangelia tagoi (Okamura) Okamura & Segawa.
Source of Synonymy
Segawa, S. (1936). On the marine algae of Susaki, Prov. Izu, and its vicinity II. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 1: 175-197.
Type Information
Type locality: Wagu (Prov. Shima), Japan; (Huisman 2018: 618) Holotype: M.Tago; rocks between tide-marks; HOKK; (Gordon 1972: 42)
Eponomy
Named for the collector, M. Tago.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 April 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025