Gonyaulax diacantha (Meunier) J.Schiller, nom. illeg. 1935
Publication details
Gonyaulax diacantha (Meunier) J.Schiller 1935: 300, fig. 309, nom. illeg. (as 'Goniaulax' )
Published in: Schiller, J. (1935). Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae). In: Dr. L. Rabenhosrst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. X. Band, 3. Abt. 2 Teil. ( Eds), pp. 1-320. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H..
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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 Sourniaea diacantha (Meunier) H.Gu., K.N.Mertens, Zhun Li & H.H.Shin
Basionym
Amylax diacantha Meunier
Type information
Type locality: Belgium: near Nieuport (Index Nominum Algarum). Lectotype: Fig. 33 of plate 19 in Meunier (1919): (Zhang et al. 2020: [4]).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), with two spines.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Illegitimate: not Gonyaulax diacantha Athanassopoulos, 1931, q.v. - (4 Jul 2011) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)
Source of current name
Zhang, W., Li,Z., Mertens, K.N., Derrien, A., Pospelova, V., Carbonell-Moore, M.C., Bagheri, S., Matsuoka, K., Shin, H.H. & Gu, H. (2020). Reclassification of Gonyaulax verior (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) as Sourniaea diacantha gen. et comb. nov.. Phycologia 59: [1-15] 246-260.
Key references
Dodge, J.D. (1982). Marine dinoflagellates of the British Isles. pp. 1-303, 35 figs, pls I-VIII. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
Pankow, H. (1976). Algenflora der Ostsee. II. Plankton (einschliesslich benthischer Kieselalgen). pp. 1-493, 880 figs, 26 pls. Jena: Gustav Fischer.
Rampi, L. (1952). Su alcune Peridinee nuove od interesssanti raccolte nelle acque di Sanremo. Atti della Accademia Ligure di Scienze e Lettere 8(1): 104-114, 2 pls.
Tomas, C.R., Eds (1996). Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. pp. 1-858. San Diego: Academic Press Inc.
Zonneveld, K.A.F. & Dale, B. (1994). The cyst-motile stage relationships of Protoperidinium monospinum (Paulsen) Zonneveld et Dale comb. nov. and Gonyaulax verior (Dinophyta, Dinophyceae) from the Oslo Fjord (Norway). Phycologia 33: 359-368, 11 figs.
Created: 03 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran
Verified by: 07 April 2020 by Wendy Guiry
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References
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Zhang, W., Li,Z., Mertens, K.N., Derrien, A., Pospelova, V., Carbonell-Moore, M.C., Bagheri, S., Matsuoka, K., Shin, H.H. & Gu, H. (2020). Reclassification of Gonyaulax verior (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) as Sourniaea diacantha gen. et comb. nov.. Phycologia 59: [1-15] 246-260.
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