| Synonym/Old Name | New Name | Taxonomy Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cystoseira tamariscifolia | Ericaria selaginoides | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Cystoseira trinodis | Sirophysalis trinodis | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Cystoseira usneoides | Gongolaria usneoides | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dasya sessilis | Dasysiphonia sessilis | Rhodophyta | more info |
 | Delesseria bengalensis | Caloglossa bengalensis | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Delesseria filicina | Grateloupia filicina | Rhodophyta | more info |
 | Delesseria leprieurii | Caloglossa leprieurii | Rhodophyta | more info |
 | Delesseria pseudopalmata | Rhodymenia pseudopalmata | Rhodophyta | more info |
 | Dermonema frappieri | Dermonema virens | Rhodophyta | more info |
 | Dictyopteris ambigua, Dictyopteris membranacea | Dictyopteris polypodioides | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyopteris pardalis | Dictyopteris australis | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyosphaerium pulchellum | Mucidosphaerium pulchellum | Trebouxiophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyota apiculata | Dictyota dichotoma | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyota kohlmeyeri | Dictyota ciliolata | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyota neglecta | Dictyota bartayresiana | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyota okamurae | Rugulopteryx okamurae | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Dictyota polypodioides | Stoechospermum polypodioides | Phaeophyceae | more info |
| Dictyota rotundata | Dictyota dichotoma | Phaeophyceae | more info |
 | Digenea vieillardii | Digenea simplex | Rhodophyta | more info |
 | Dilsea edulis | Dilsea carnosa | Rhodophyta | more info |
Credits to Prof Leonel Pereira
