Galaxauraceae is a family of red algae (
Rhodophyta
Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...
) in the order
Nemaliales
Nemaliales is an order of red algae.
It holds approximately 286 species.
Families
As accepted by AlgaeBase (with amount of species per genus);
* Suborder Galaxaurineae (117)
** Galaxauraceae - 58 spp.
**Scinaiaceae - 59 spp.
* Suborder Nemali ...
.
The type genus is ''Galaxaura''.
The name ''Galaxauraceae'' was first published by Russian botanist Paulus Horaninow (1796-1865) in 1843.
The family has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Calcification
Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally in soft tissue,Miller, J. D. Cardiovascular calcification: Orbicular origins. ''Nature Mat ...
(while, chalky outer layer) appears in all members of the Galaxauraceae family.
[John Marinus Huisman ]
List of genera
According to the
AlgaeBase (amount of species per genus);
* ''
Actinotrichia'' - 5 spp.
* ''
Dichotomaria'' - 20 spp.
* ''
Galaxaura'' - 25 spp.
* ''
Tricleocarpa'' - 8 spp.
Former genera; ''Alysium'' , ''Brachycladia'' , ''Halysium'' , ''Holonema'' , ''Microthoe'' , ''Pseudoscinaia'' , ''Spongotrichum'' and ''Zanardinia''
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References
External links
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Plants described in 1983
Nemaliales
Red algae families