Heydrichia woelkerlingii R.A.Townsend, Y.M.Chamberlain & Keats 1994

Publication Details
Heydrichia woelkerlingii R.A.Townsend, Y.M.Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 178-183, figs 1-28

Published in: Townsend, R.A., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Keats, D.W. (1994). Heydrichia woelkerlingii gen. & sp. nov., a newly discovered non-geniculate red alga (Coralinales, Rhodophyta) from Cape Province, South Africa. Phycologia 33: 177-186, 24 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Heydrichia.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Oudekraal, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 275) Holotype (tetrasporic): Anderson; 6 June 1986; L ; YMC 88/60 (Townsend, Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 178) Notes: Isotype: LTB.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Occurs from low spring tide level to at least 8 m subtidally but is most abundant along the sublittoral fringe and shallow subtidal zone (Townsend et al. 1994: 179).

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 November 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025