Dasycladus vermicularis (Scopoli) Krasser 1898

Publication Details
Dasycladus vermicularis (Scopoli) Krasser 1898: 459, fig. 8

Published in: Beck, G. & Zahlbruckner, A. (1898). Schedae ad »Kryptogamas exsiccatas« editae a Museo Palatino Vindobonensi. Centuria IV. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 13: 443-472, 4 figures.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dasycladus is Dasycladus claviformis (Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Spongia vermicularis Scopoli

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ibidem super lapides et conchas" [Adriatic Sea]; (Scopoli 1772: 412)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 September 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024

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