Heydrichia cerasina Maneveldt & van der Merwe 2012
Publication Details
Heydrichia cerasina Maneveldt & van der Merwe 2012: 12, 13, 15, figs 1-27
Published in: Maneveldt, G.W. & van der Merwe, E. (2012). Heydrichia cerasina sp. nov. (Sporolithales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) from the southernmost tip of Africa. Phycologia 51(1): 11-21.
Request PDFPublication date: 2012
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heydrichia is Heydrichia woelkerlingii R.A.Townsend, Y.M.Chamberlain & Keats.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: L'Agulhas, Cape Agulhas, Western Cape Province, South Africa; (Maneveldt & van der Merwe: 13) Holotype: fig. 2: G.W. Maneveldt, E. van der Merwe, C. van Gass & O. van Gass; 16 June 2010; on small pebble at the low-water mark of spring tide in sandy gully flanked by rugged rocky outcrops; L; 0821464 (Maneveldt & van der Merwe: 13) Notes: Isotypes: L 0821455-63 (fig. 3) and UWC 10/144.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cherry-like (Skinner & Entwisle 2006).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 February 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025
