Galaxaura
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| Galaxaura | |
|---|---|
| File:Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa, Daedalus Reef, Red Sea, Egypt.jpeg | |
| Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]As accepted by WoRMS and AlgaeBase;[3][4]
- 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.[4]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Images Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine of Galaxaura at Algaebase
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