Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1846
Current name:
Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic r
Publication Details
Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1846: pl. VII
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1846). Caroli Ad. Agardh Icones algarum ineditae. Fasculi qui exstant duo. pp. 1-6, pls I-XX. Lundae.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Heringia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus mirabilis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 283)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
