Gonyaulax ceratocoroides Kofoid 1910
Publication Details
Gonyaulax ceratocoroides Kofoid 1910: 182
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1910). A revision of the genus Ceratocorys based on skeletal morphology. University of California Publications in Zoology 6(8): 177-187, no figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gonyaulax is Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acanthogonyaulax spinifera (Murray & Whitting) H.W.Graham.
Source of Synonymy
Graham, H.W. (1942). Scientific result of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under the command of Captain J. P. Ault. Biology - III. Studies in the morphology, taxonomy, and ecology of the Peridiniales. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 542: 1-129, 67 figs in 2 pls.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 July 2020
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Nomenclatural note
New name for Gonyaulax spinifera Murray & Whitting, 1899, priority within Gonyaulax for Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing, 1866. - (18 November 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
