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Name derivation: |
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(gr.) dasys hairy or shaggy
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Classification: |
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Dasya C. Agardh 1824; at least 12 species are currently recognized taxonomically. Subclass Florideophyceae; Order Ceramiales; Family Dasyaceae.
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Morphology: |
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Erect thallus up to 1 m tall, bushy or sparsely branched, attached by discoid holdfasts (Dawes and Mathieson 2008).
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Habitat: |
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Tropical marine shores
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References: |
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Agardh, C.A. 1824. Systema Algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling]. Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). |