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

Publication Details
Galaxaura obtusata (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 Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck.

Source of Synonymy
Lamarck, J.B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Vol. 2 pp. 1-568. Paris: Verdière.

Basionym
Corallina obtusata J.Ellis & Solander

Type Information
Type locality: Bahama Is, West Indies; (Huisman & Womersley 1994: 113) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (1994: 113) note that the type is lost; lectotypified by Ellis & Solander, 1786: pl. 22, fig. 2 (see Papenfuss et al., 1982).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Tropics in general, occasionally in temperate areas ( Huisman & Womersley 1994: 113).

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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