Galaxauraceae


Galaxauraceae is a family of red algae in the order Nemaliales.
The type genus is Galaxaura.
The name Galaxauraceae was first published by Russian botanist Paulus Horaninow in 1843.
The family has cosmopolitan distribution.
Calcification appears in all members of the Galaxauraceae family.

List of genera

According to the AlgaeBase ;
Former genera; Alysium, Brachycladia, Halysium, Holonema, Microthoe, Pseudoscinaia, Spongotrichum and ''Zanardinia''