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.
Request PDFType 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 April 2024
