RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : DasyaceaeRED ALGAE

Dasya corymbifera J Agardh


Description: Thallus erect to 10 cms long. The main polysiphonous axis has five periaxial cells and is partly corticated. Well branched and ecorticate for up to 2 cms behind the apex.

Habitat: Sublittoral zone and deep rock pools, also drift.

Distribution: British Isles: a few sites in Ireland and the south of England also recorded from the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France. Further afield: Canary Islands, Morocco, the Caribbean, Bermuda and Hawaii.

Similar Species: Other members of the genus Dasya.

Distribution Map from NBN: Dasya corymbifera at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Dasya corymbifera at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Dasya corymbifera at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Dasya corymbifera. J Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM10310. Accessed on 2026-11-01