Galaxaura lapidescens (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Publication Details
Galaxaura lapidescens (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 264
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.
Request PDFType 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 Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Corallina lapidescens Ellis & Solander
Type Information
Type locality: not specified; (Silva & al. 1996: 110)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 June 2021
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Taxonomic note
Tetrasporphyte of Galaxaura rugosa (Guiry, pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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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 14 March 2025
