Galaxaura barbata

Galaxaura barbata
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Nemaliales
Family:	Galaxauraceae
Genus:	Galaxaura
Species:	G. barbata
Binomial name
Galaxaura barbata R. Chou, 1945

Galaxaura barbata is a species of Pacific marine algae belonging to the family Galaxauraceae. It is a critically endangered plant. ^[2]

Distribution

It was located at Post Office Bay, Isla Santa María, Galápagos Islands. ^[3]

Taxonomy

It was named by Ruth Chen-Ying Chou in "Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands." Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Miller, K.A.; Garske, L.; Edgar, G. (2007). "Galaxaura barbata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63651A12703033. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63651A12703033.en . Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. "Galaxaura barbata Facts - Photos - Earth's Endangered Creatures". www.earthsendangered.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
3. "Galaxaura barbata R.Chou 1945 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Galaxaura barbata R.Chou, 1945". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.