Dasya clavigera (Womersley) Parsons 1975
Publication Details
Dasya clavigera (Womersley) Parsons 1975: 585, figs 7-9 A, B; fig. 40 B
Published in: Parsons, M.J. (1975). Morphology and taxonomy of the Dasyaceae and the Lophothalieae (Rhodomelaceae) of the Rhodophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 23(4): 549-713, 49 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType 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 Dasysiphonia clavigera (Womersley) M.M.Cassidy, C.W.Schneider & G.W.Saunders.
Basionym
Dasyopsis clavigera Womersley
Type Information
Type locality: Pennington Bay, Kangaroo I., South Australia; (Womersley 1998: 462) Holotype: Womersley; 15 January 1946; on eastern edge of main reef; AD; A2845 (Womersley 1998: 462) Notes: Womersley (1998: 462) notes that there are isotypes located in AD, MEL and NSW and that there are paratypes collected, from S side of Ellen Point, Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo I., S. Aust., lower eulittoral, by Womersley, on 23 May 1945, located in AD, A2726 and MEL, 1006636 , and on 31 December 1945, located in AD, A2997 and MEL, 1006637.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), One who carries a club; a club bearer..
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 August 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
