Galaxauraceae Explained

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.^[1]

The family has cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

Calcification (while, chalky outer layer) appears in all members of the Galaxauraceae family.^[3]

List of genera

According to the AlgaeBase (amount of species per genus);^[4]

• Actinotrichia - 5 spp.
• Dichotomaria - 20 spp.
• Galaxaura - 25 spp.
• Tricleocarpa - 8 spp.

Former genera; Alysium, Brachycladia, Halysium, Holonema, Microthoe, Pseudoscinaia, Spongotrichum and Zanardinia ^[4]

Notes and References

1. P. Horaninow, Tetractys Naturae seu Systema quadrimembre omnium naturalium, quod primis lineis systematis naturae, a se editis. 62 pp. Typis K. Wienhöberianis, Petropoli [St. Petersburg].
2. Web site: Galaxauraceae . www.gbif.org . 8 December 2022 . en.
3. John Marinus Huisman
4. Web site: Taxonomy Browser :: AlgaeBase . www.algaebase.org . 8 December 2022.