Galaxaura oblongata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1816

Publication Details
Galaxaura oblongata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 262

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Galaxaura is Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend.

Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Townsend, R.A. (1993). An examination of Linnaean and pre-Linnaean taxa referable to Galaxaura and Tricleocarpa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 113: 95-101, 2 figs, 2 tables.

Basionym
Corallina oblongata J.Ellis & Solander

Type Information
Type locality: West Indies; (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 168) Lectotype: Ellis & Solander 1786: pl 22, fig. 4 (lectotypified by Papenfuss et al 1982): (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 168)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oblong.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 June 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024

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