WoRMS taxon details
Galaxaura J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
144203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144203)
accepted
Genus
Spongotrichum Kützing, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura articulata Tanaka, 1935
- Species Galaxaura barbata R.Chou, 1945
- Species Galaxaura beckeri Schmitz ex Mazza, 1906
- Species Galaxaura capensis A.C.Brown & N.Jarman
- Species Galaxaura comans Kjellman, 1900
- Species Galaxaura contigua Kjellman, 1900
- Species Galaxaura dichotoma J.V.Lamouroux
- Species Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura elegans Tanaka, 1935
- Species Galaxaura filamentosa R.C.Y.Chou, 1945
- Species Galaxaura hawaiiana Butters, 1911
- Species Galaxaura infirma Kjellman, 1900
- Species Galaxaura kjellmanii Weber-van Bosse, 1921
- Species Galaxaura latifolia Tanaka, 1935
- Species Galaxaura magna Kjellman, 1900
- Species Galaxaura paschalis Børgesen, 1924
- Species Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura scinaioides Heydrich, 1897
- Species Galaxaura sibogae Weber-van Bosse, 1921
- Species Galaxaura spongiosa Kützing, 1858
- Species Galaxaura striata Kjellman, 1900
- Species Galaxaura tissotii Weber-van Bosse, 1921
- Species Galaxaura yamadae Itono, 1977
- Species Galaxaura acuminata Kjellman ex Butters, 1911 accepted as Galaxaura apiculata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria apiculata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Masuda, 2005 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura adriatica Zanardini, 1862 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura angustifrons Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura annulata J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura apiculata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria apiculata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Masuda, 2005 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura arborea Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria spathulata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Huisman, 2006
- Species Galaxaura breviarticulata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura canaliculata (Kützing) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura clavigera Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura cliftonii Harvey, 1863 accepted as Ganonema farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) K.-C.Fan & Y.-C.Wang, 1974
- Species Galaxaura coarctata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura cohaerens Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura collabens J.Agardh, 1885 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura conglutinata Kjellann, 1900 accepted as Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka, 1990 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura constipata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura corymbifera Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura cuculligera Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura cyclindrica (Solander) J.V.Lamouroux accepted as Galaxaura cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1821 accepted as Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka, 1990 (misspelling)
- Species Galaxaura cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1821 accepted as Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka, 1990
- Species Galaxaura dactyliophora Piccone & Grunow, 1884 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura decaisnei J.Agardh, 1876 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura delabida Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura lapidescens (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura diesingiana Zanardini, 1846 accepted as Dichotomaria diesingiana (Zanardini) Huisman, J.T.Harper & G.W.Saunders, 2004 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura dilatata Kützing, 1858 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata var. dilatata (Kützing) M.J.Wynne, 2005
- Species Galaxaura dimorpha Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura distenta Harvey, 1860 accepted as Peyssonnelia distenta (Harvey) Yamada, 1930
- Species Galaxaura dolicharthra Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura eburnea Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura effusa Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura elongata J.Agardh, 1876 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura falcata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria falcata (Kjellman) Kurihara & Masuda, 2005
- Species Galaxaura fasciculata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura fastigiata Decaisne, 1842 accepted as Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka, 1990
- Species Galaxaura flagelliformis Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura fragilis (Lamarck) J.V.Lamouroux, 1842 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura frutescens Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura glabriuscula Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura hawaiana Butters accepted as Galaxaura hawaiiana Butters, 1911 (misspelling)
- Species Galaxaura hystrix Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria apiculata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Masuda, 2005
- Species Galaxaura insignis Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura intermedia R.Chou, 1945 accepted as Dichotomaria intermedia (R.C.Y.Chou) J.Wiriyadamrikul, M.J.Wynne & S.M.Boo, 2014
- Species Galaxaura intricata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura lapidescens (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura laxa Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria australis (Sonder) Huisman, J.T.Harper & G.W.Saunders, 2004
- Species Galaxaura lenta Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria lenta (Kjellman) Huisman, J.T.Harper & G.W.Saunders, 2004 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura lichenoides (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura liebmannii (Areschoug) Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura linearis Kützing, 1858 accepted as (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura mauiana Butters, 1911 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura mauritania accepted as Galaxaura mauritiana Børgesen, 1949 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (misspelling)
- Species Galaxaura mauritiana Børgesen, 1949 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura moniliformis Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura natalensis Kylin, 1938 accepted as Galaxaura diesingiana Zanardini, 1846 accepted as Dichotomaria diesingiana (Zanardini) Huisman, J.T.Harper & G.W.Saunders, 2004
- Species Galaxaura oblongata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura occidentalis Børgesen, 1916 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura pacifica Tanaka, 1935 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura papillata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria papillata (Kjellman) Kurihara & Masuda, 2005
- Species Galaxaura pikeana Dickie, 1874 accepted as Titanophora pikeana (Dickie) Feldmann, 1942
- Species Galaxaura pilifera Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura pilosula Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria australis (Sonder) Huisman, J.T.Harper & G.W.Saunders, 2004 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura plicata Kützing, 1858 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura ramulosa Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura rigida J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen, 1932
- Species Galaxaura robusta Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura rudis Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura schimperi Decaisne, 1842 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
- Species Galaxaura spathulata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria spathulata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Huisman, 2006
- Species Galaxaura squailida Kjell. accepted as Galaxaura squalida Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (misspelling)
- Species Galaxaura squalida Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura stellifera J.Agardh, 1885 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura stupocaula Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura subfruticulosa R.Chou, 1945 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Species Galaxaura subverticillata Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura tenera Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria tenera (Kjellman) Huisman, J.T.Harper & G.W.Saunders, 2004 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura tomentosa Kützing, 1858 accepted as Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura tumida Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura umbellata (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura valida (Harvey) P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1878 accepted as Titanophycus validus (Harvey) Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood, 2006 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura ventricosa Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura veprecula Kjellman, 1900 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura versicolor Sonder, 1845 accepted as Amphiroa anceps (Lamarck) Decaisne, 1842
- Species Galaxaura vietnamensis E.Y.Dawson, 1954 accepted as Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993 (synonym)
- Species Galaxaura yaeyamensis T.Tanaka, 1960 accepted as Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
- Species Galaxaura cuneiformis Duchassaing, 1850 (uncertain)
marine
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8177
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8177 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Galaxaura J.V.Lamouroux, 1812. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144203 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongotrichum Kützing, 1847) Kützing, F. T. (1847). Diagnosen einiger neuen ausländischen Algenspecies, welche sich in der Sammlung des Herrn Kammerdirectors Klenze in Laubach befinden. <em>Flora.</em> 30: 773-776. [details] 
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]




From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8177 [details]Unreviewed
Remark Placed in the order Nemalionales <309>. [details]
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Japanese | ヒラガラガラ属 | [details] |
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(from synonym Spongotrichum Kützing, 1847)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galaxaura)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galaxaura at base of Gorgonian (2).jpg)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galaxaura at base of Gorgonian.jpg)
To ITIS

Published in AlgaeBase

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galaxaura)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galaxaura at base of Gorgonian (2).jpg)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galaxaura at base of Gorgonian.jpg)
To ITIS