| Galaxaura | |
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| Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Nemaliales |
| Family: | Galaxauraceae |
| Genus: | Galaxaura J.V. Lamouroux, 1812 |
Galaxaura is a genus of thalloid red algae.
Dichotomous branches are formed; the medulla has a filamentous construction. It may be related to the fossil Gymnocodiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
As accepted by WoRMS and AlgaeBase;
- Galaxaura articulata T.Tanaka
- Galaxaura barbata R.Chou
- Galaxaura beckeri Schmitz ex Mazza
- Galaxaura contigua Kjellman
- Galaxaura dichotoma J.V.Lamouroux
- Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend
- Galaxaura elegans T.Tanaka
- Galaxaura elongata J.Agardh
- Galaxaura filamentosa R.C.Y.Chou
- Galaxaura glabriuscula Kjellman
- Galaxaura hawaiiana Butters
- Galaxaura indica Huisman, G.H.Boo & S.M.Boo
- Galaxaura infirma Kjellman
- Galaxaura kjellmanii Weber Bosse
- Galaxaura latifolia T.Tanaka
- Galaxaura magna Kjellman
- Galaxaura pacifica Tanaka
- Galaxaura paschalis Børgesen
- Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux
- Galaxaura scinaioides Heydrich
- Galaxaura spongiosa Kützing
- Galaxaura striata Kjellman
- Galaxaura tissotii Weber Bosse
- Galaxaura yamadae Itono
There are plenty of former Galaxaura species that are now synonyms of other genera.
References
- Cózar, P. (2003). "Neoprincipia nov. gen., a new Mississippian red alga, and remarks on the Archaeolithophyllaceae (Rhodophyta)". Geobios. 36 (5): 505–517. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(03)00060-3.
- "Galaxaura J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1812". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Galaxaura". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Galaxaura J.V.Lamouroux, 1812". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
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