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Dysidea hirciniformis
Gunther, Dallas, Carruthers & Francis, 1885
GBIF:258245648
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Hab. Alarine.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
Specimen a caulescent chaliniform bunch of solid stems, each about 4 in. in diameter, rising from a common con tracted origin, dichotomously divided two or three times, and ending in pointed extremities. Consistence soft, delicate. Colour, when fresh, “ pale buff, inclining to purple at the tips, ” now delicate flesh-colour generally. Surface conulated in strong relief. Pores between the conuli. Vents scattered here and there. Vertical and lateral fibre, all arenaceous. Size 5 in. long.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
Obs. This species in its conulated surface resembles Dysidea fragilis, but is much coarser in general structure, espe cially in the flat spreading forms, where the dark rich flesh colour of the sarcode is very striking, and recalls to mind the “ rosy ” tint of Spongelia avara, Sdt.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
Loc. Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Depth 19 fath.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
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