Galaxaura
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| Galaxaura | |
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| 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.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
