Gonyaulax apiculata Entz 1904

Publication Details
Gonyaulax apiculata Entz 1904: 12, fig. 4

Published in: Entz, G. (1904). Beiträge zur Kenntniss des Planktons des Balatonsees. Separatausdruck aus dem Werke: Resultate der Wissenschaftichen Erforschung des Balatonsees. Vol. 2(1) pp. 36, 17 figures, 9 tables. Budapest: Victor Hornyánszky.

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Publication date: 1904

Type 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 Gonyaulax clevei Ostenfeld.

Source of Synonymy
Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Dinophyceae. Vol. 6 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.

Type Information
Type locality: Lake Geneva, Switzerland; (Penard 1891: 51)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 June 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Although proposed as a new combination for Peridinium apiculatum Penard, an illegitimate name; Entz's name can be treated as a new name under Art. 58.1 of the ICN. - (12 June 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025