Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend 1993

Publication Details
Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend 1993: 100, fig. 2, table 2

Published in: 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.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Eschara divaricata Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Oceano Asiatico; (Linnaeus 1758: 805) Lectotype: LINN; sheet 1297.4 (Huisman & Townsend 1993: 100)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 August 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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