| Galaxaura barbata | |
|---|---|
| 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]
It was located at Post Office Bay, Isla Santa María, Galápagos Islands. [3]
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]