Gonyaulax spinosa Athanassopoulos 1931
Publication Details
Gonyaulax spinosa Athanassopoulos 1931: 9, fig. 10 (as 'spinosus')
Published in: Athanassopoulos, G. (1931). Microfaune du Golfe de Salonique, etc. Bulletin de l’Institut Océanographique (Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco) 588: 1-26, 38 figures.
Publication 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: 10)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 2021 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 29 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024