Spyridia dasyoides Sonder, 1853: 680–681 (type locality: Holdfast Bay [Gulf St. Vincent], South Australia).—Womersley & Cartledge, 1975: 231–232, figs. 3J,K, 5.— Kendrick, Walker, & McComb, 1988: table 1.— Huisman et al., 1990: 97.— Kendrick, Huisman, & Walker, 1990: 52.— Scheibling, 1994: 143.
Taxonomic synonyms:
Spyridia opposita Harvey, 1855a: 256 (lectotype locality: Preservation Harbour, South Island, New Zealand fide Womersley & Cartledge, 1975: 231).—Harvey, 1860b: pl. CLVIII.— Harvey, 1863: xlii.— J. Agardh, 1876: 270.— Sonder, 1880: 16.— J. Agardh, 1897: 14, pl. I: figs. 9–11.— De Toni, 1903: 1431.— Lucas, 1909: 52.— Mazza, 1912 [1905–1918]: 14–15.— Lucas & Perrin, 1947: 363, fig. 182.— V. May, 1965: 369.
* Spyridia prolifera Harvey, 1863: pl. CCLXXIV (type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia).—J. Agardh, 1876: 269–270.— Sonder, 1880: 16.— J. Agardh, 1897: 14.— De Toni, 1903: 1431–1432.— Lucas, 1909: 52.— Mazza, 1912 [1905–1918]: 15–16.— Lucas & Perrin, 1947: 362, fig. 181.— V. May, 1965: 369.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Australia.
Note: The synonymy was proposed by Womersley & Cartledge (l.c.).