Dasythamnion tetricum (Dillwyn) Nägeli

Publication Details
Dasythamnion tetricum (Dillwyn) Nägeli

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

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Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Dasythamnion.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Callithamnion tetricum (Dillwyn) S.F.Gray.

Basionym
Conferva tetrica Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: "On Fuci and on Rocks in the Sea. Common about the Mumbles and in ether parts of the Peninsula of Gower."; (Dillwyn 1806: pl. 81) Lectotype (Dixon & Price 1981: 138): WELT; Herb. Silvanus P.Thompson A 4502 (Dixon & Price 1981: 138) Notes: Dixon & Price (1977: 138): "Type locality: 'Common about the Mumbles and in other parts of the Peninsula of Gower' (Dillwyn, 1806, pi. 81). Lectotype: WELT, Herb. Silvanus P. Thompson A 4502, Dillwyn, Swansea, 1806."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), harsh (Newton 1931).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 May 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 September 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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