RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : HapalidiaceaeRED ALGAE

Boreolithon van-heurckii (Heydrich) A Harvey et Woelkerling


Description: Thallus encrusting, uncalcified and thin.

Habitat: Very rare only known from the surface of hydroids in the lower littoral.

Distribution: Channel Islands: Jersey. Europe: Atlantic coast of France.

Distribution Map from NBN: Boreolithon van-heurckii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Boreolithon van-heurckii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Boreolithon van-heurckii at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Boreolithon van-heurckii. (Heydrich) A Harvey et Woelkerling. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM4730. Accessed on 2026-11-01