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.
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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 Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux
Basionym
Corallina lapidescens Ellis & Solander
Type information
Type locality: not specified (Silva & al. 1996: 110).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Taxonomic notes
Tetrasporphyte of Galaxaura rugosa (Guiry, pers. comm.).
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Source of current name
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.
Key references
Wang, W.-L., Liu, S.-L. & Lin, S.-M. (2005). Systematics of the calcified genera of the Galaxauraceae (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) with an emphasis on Taiwan species. Journal of Phycology 41: 685-703.
Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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