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Galaxaura barbata

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Galaxaura barbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Nemaliales
Family: Galaxauraceae
Genus: Galaxaura
Species:
G. barbata
Binomial name
Galaxaura barbata
R. Chou, 1945

Galaxaura barbata is a species of Pacific marine algae belonging to the family Galaxauraceae. It is a critically endangered plant.[1]

Distribution

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It was located at Post Office Bay, Isla Santa María, Galápagos Islands.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was named by Ruth Chen-Ying Chou in "Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands." Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv [2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Galaxaura barbata Facts - Photos - Earth's Endangered Creatures". www.earthsendangered.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ a b "Galaxaura barbata R.Chou 1945 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Galaxaura barbata R.Chou, 1945". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.