Protogonyaulax F.J.R.Taylor, 1979

Holotype species: Protogonyaulax tamarensis (Lebour) F.J.R.Taylor

Publication details: F.J.R.Taylor, 1979: 51

Currently accepted name for the type species: Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech

Original publication and holotype designation: Taylor, F.J.R. (1979). The toxigenic gonyaulacoid dinoflagellates. In: Toxic dinoflagellate blooms. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms, Key Biscayne, Florida, October 31-November 5, 1978. (Taylor, D.L. & Seliger, H.H. Eds), pp. 47-56. New York: Elsevier/North-Holland.

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The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-09-06 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Mertens, K.N. Adachi, M., Anderson, D.M., Band-Schmidt, C.J., Bravo, I., Brosnahan, M.L., Bolch, C.J.S., Calado, A.J., Caronell-Moore, M.C.C., Chomérat, N., Elbrächter, M., Figueroa, R.I., Fraga, S., Gárate-Lizárraga, I., Garcés, E., Gu, H.F., Hallegraeff, G., Hess, P., Hoppenrath, M., Horiguchi, T., Iwataki, M., Uwe, J., Kremp, A., Larsen, J., Leaw, C.P., Li, Z., Lim, P.T., Litaker, W., MacKensie, L., Masseret, E., Matsuoka, K., Moestrup, Ø., Montressor, M., Nagai, S., Nézan, E., Nishimurea, T., Okolodkov, Y.B., Orlova, T.Y., Reñé, A., Sampedro, N., Satta, C.T., Shin, H.H., Siano, R., Smith, K.F., Steidinger, K., Takano, Y., Tillmann, U., Wolny, J., Yamaguchi, A. & Murray, S. (2020). Morphological and phylogenetic data do not support the split of Alexandrium into four genera. Harmful Algae 98(101902): , 2 tables.

Taxonomic note
Mertens & al. (2020) contend that morphological and phylogenetic data do not currently support the split of Alexandrium into four genera, including Protogonyaulax as advocated by Gómez & Artigas (2019). - (21 September 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025