Galaxauraceae
| Galaxauraceae | |
|---|---|
| Galaxaura rugosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Nemaliales |
| Family: | Galaxauraceae P.G.Parkinson, 1983 |
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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.
The family has cosmopolitan distribution.
Calcification (while, chalky outer layer) appears in all members of the Galaxauraceae family.