Galaxaura moniliformis Kjellman 1900

Publication Details
Galaxaura moniliformis Kjellman 1900: 83, pl. 17: figs 15-30: pl. 20: fig. 54

Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1900). Om Floridé-släget Galaxaura, dess organografi och systematik. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 33(1): 1-109, 20 pls.

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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.

Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean near Bahia; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 January 2005 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 29 March 2024

 
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