Galaxaura

This article is about genus of red algae. For Oceanid, see Galaxaura (mythology). For a greek mythology figure, see Galaxaura (mythology).

Galaxaura
Red seaweed, Galaxaura rugosa
Scientific 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.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

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