Table 2 in The pseudodichotomous Dasya sylviae sp. nov. (Delesseriaceae, Ceramiales) from 60 - 90 m mesophotic reefs off Bermuda

Table 2 (continued on next page). A morphological comparison of corticated pseudodichotomous Dasya spp. taller than 3 cm.
D. anastomosansD. carteriD. collinsianaD. crouanianaD. crypticaD. haitianaD. puniceaD. rosylniae D. sylviae sp. nov.Plant height (cm)3–6(–20)to 111–3(–5+)to 74–55–95–10to 104–17Branching patternpseudo- dichotomousirregularly pseudo- dichotomousalternate, irregular, to somewhat pseudo- dichotomouswidely pseudo- dichotomous to irregularpseudo- dichotomouspseudo- dichotomouspseudo- dichotomous to irregularalternate to pseudo- dichotomous and irregularpseudo- dichotomousAxial corticationcompletecompletemostly completecompletecompletecompletecompleteheavily corticated to several segments from apexcompleteAxial diameter (mm)1–3to 30.5–0.750.5–0.71–20.5–0.60.4–1.21.80.3–0.8tapering slightly to Apices of main axes tips, branch ends recurvedtapering distallytapering distallytapering slightly to tips, branch ends recurvedtapering distallytapering distallytapering slightly to tipsPseudolateralsmonosiphonousmonosiphonousmonosiphonousmonosiphonousmonosiphonousmonosiphonous monosiphonous and polysiphonousmonosiphonous few with polysiphonous basesmonosiphonousDispositionrandom–spiraledrandomrandomspiraledsub-verticillatespiraledrandomAxial coveragedense coverage, denuded in proximal axes of older plantsdense coverage, denuded in proximal axes of older plantsdense coverage up to the last 2–3 dichotomies, lighter abovedense coverage distally, mostly with lower half completely denudeddense coverage, denuded in proximal axes of older plantsdense coverage, denuded in proximal axes of older plantsdensely covered distally, naked proximallydenuded of denuded only in monosiphonous most proximal area laterals for much of of older plants their lengthBranching1–3 times from basal portions1–4(–5) times pseudo- dichotomously branched near base5–8 times divaricately pseudo- dichotomous2–3 times dichotomously2–4 times from basal portions–2–3 times dichotomously 5 times dichotomous near baseto 7 times irregularly dichotomousOverall length (mm)2–5to 3to 0.91–22–4–2.0–4.40.81.7–5.5No. cells base to apex31–4430–70–––25–102Basal cell diameter (μm)15–4412–14100–13018–2012–33–to 4421–37Basal cell length (μm)14–45–wider than long20–4024–48––12–30Suprabasal cell diameter (μm)7–14tapering––6–16–20–40–19–32Suprabasal cell length (μm)18–33–––1–38–50–80–8–32Median cell diameter (μm)13–158–12to 75–14–18–––9–22