Galaxaura

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Galaxaura
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Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
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. [1]

Contents

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

Species

As accepted by WoRMS and AlgaeBase; [3] [4]

There are plenty of former Galaxaura species that are now synonyms of other genera. [4]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Galaxaura J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1812". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Galaxaura". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Galaxaura J.V.Lamouroux, 1812". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.


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