Galaxauraceae | |
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Galaxaura rugosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Florideophyceae |
Order: | Nemaliales |
Family: | Galaxauraceae P.G.Parkinson, 1983[1] |
Genera | |
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Galaxauraceae is a family of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the order Nemaliales.
The type genus is Galaxaura.
The name Galaxauraceae was first published by Russian botanist Paulus Horaninow (1796-1865) in 1843.[2]
The family has cosmopolitan distribution.[3]
Calcification (while, chalky outer layer) appears in all members of the Galaxauraceae family.[4]
According to the AlgaeBase (amount of species per genus);[5]
Former genera; Alysium J.Agardh, Brachycladia Sonder, Halysium Kützing, Holonema J.E.Areschoug, Microthoe (Decaisne) Harvey, Pseudoscinaia Setchell, Spongotrichum Kützing and Zanardinia J.G.Agardh[5]