Galaxaura cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1821

Publication Details
Galaxaura cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1821: 22, pl. 22: fig. 4

Published in: Lamouroux, J.[V.F.] (1821). Exposition méthodique des genres de l'ordre des polypiers: avec leur description et celle des principales espèces, figurées dans 84 planches, les 63 premières appartenant a l'Histoire naturelle des zoophytes d'Ellis et Solander. pp. i-viii, 1-115, 1 folded table, 84 plates. Paris: Chez Veuve Agasse, Imprimeur-Libraire.

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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 cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka.

Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Borowitzka, M.A. (1990). A revision of the Australian species of Galaxaura (Rhodophyta, Galaxauraceae), with a description of Tricelocarpa gen. nov. Phycologia 29: 150-172, 56 figs.

Basionym
Corallina cylindrica J.Ellis & Solander

Type Information
Type locality: West Indies [Mr. Greg]; (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 164) (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 164) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (1994: 116) note that the type is lost; lectotypified by Ellis & Solander, 1786, pl. 22, fig.4 (see Papenfuss et al., 1982: 416).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cylindrical.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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