Galaxaura barbata

Galaxaura barbata is a species of Pacific marine algae belonging to the family Galaxauraceae. It is a critically endangered plant.
Distribution.
It was located at Post Office Bay, Isla Santa María, Galápagos Islands.
Taxonomy.
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 