Galaxaura | |
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Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | 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]
As accepted by WoRMS and AlgaeBase; [3] [4]
There are plenty of former Galaxaura species that are now synonyms of other genera. [4]
Galaxaura | |
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Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | 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]
As accepted by WoRMS and AlgaeBase; [3] [4]
There are plenty of former Galaxaura species that are now synonyms of other genera. [4]