Galaxaura plicata Kützing, 1858: 15, pl. 33: fig. II (type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands).—G. Martens, 1868: 25, 86–87.— G. Martens, 1869b: 456.— G. Martens, 1871b: 467.— Theobald, 1883: 26.— K. Srinivasan, 1961a: 229.— S. Dixit, 1970: 116.— V. Krishnamurthy & H. Joshi, 1970: 17.— Untawale, Dhargalkar, & Agadi, 1983: [27].
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Andaman Islands, Indonesia (Timor).