Gonyaulax diacantha Athanassopoulos 1931
Publication Details
Gonyaulax diacantha Athanassopoulos 1931: 8, fig. 8 (as 'diacanthus')
Published in: Athanassopoulos, G. (1931). Microfaune du Golfe de Salonique, etc. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco 588: 1-26, 38 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 20 December 1931
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gonyaulax is Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Golfe de Salonique" [Gulf of Salonika, Greece]; (Athanassopoulos 1931: 8)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with two spines.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 July 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Although there is no separate entry for G. diacantha Athanassopoulos in Index Nominum Algarum, it is mentioned in the entries for Amylax diacantha Meunier and Gonyaulax verior Sournia - (04 July 2011) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
