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Family: Galaxauraceae (See list of species below)

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19 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Actinotrichia fragilis [Spikeweed]	No picture found Dichotomaria apiculata []	No picture found Dichotomaria marginata []
No picture found Dichotomaria obtusata []	No picture found Dichotomaria spathulata []	No picture found Galaxaura barbata []
No picture found Galaxaura comans []	No picture found Galaxaura divaricata []	No picture found Galaxaura filamentosa []
No picture found Galaxaura intermedia []	No picture found Galaxaura paschalis []	No picture found Galaxaura rugosa []
No picture found Nothogenia fastigiata [Branched chaetangium]	No picture found Scinaia confusa [Fleshy bush seaweed]	No picture found Scinaia furcellata []
No picture found Scinaia hormoides [Moniliform sea moss]	No picture found Scinaia tsinglanensis []	No picture found Tricleocarpa cylindrica []
No picture found Tricleocarpa fragilis []

19 Species of Family Galaxauraceae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Actinotrichia fragilis	Spikeweed	Western Central Pacific
Dichotomaria apiculata		Western Central Pacific
Dichotomaria marginata		Atlantic to Indo-Pacific.
Dichotomaria obtusata		Western Central Atlantic
Dichotomaria spathulata		Western Central Pacific
Galaxaura barbata		Southeast Pacific
Galaxaura comans		Western Central Atlantic
Galaxaura divaricata		Indo-West Pacific
Galaxaura filamentosa		Pacific Ocean.
Galaxaura intermedia		Southeast Pacific
Galaxaura paschalis		Southeast Pacific
Galaxaura rugosa		Indo-Pacific and Western
Nothogenia fastigiata	Branched chaetangium	Southern Oceans	10 TL
Scinaia confusa	Fleshy bush seaweed	Eastern Pacific
Scinaia furcellata		Northeast Atlantic
Scinaia hormoides	Moniliform sea moss	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Scinaia tsinglanensis		Indian Ocean
Tricleocarpa cylindrica		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Tricleocarpa fragilis		Western Central Pacific a

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