Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Galaxaura obtusata var. major W.R.Taylor, 1960 (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Atlanctic Islands, Indian Ocean Islands, Western Atlantic, South America: Galapagos I. (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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