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. [“Separatabdruck aus dem Werke:"] Resultate der Wissenschaftichen Erforschung des Balatonsees 2 (1), Supplement. pp. [1]–36. Budapest: Victor Hornyánszky Printer.
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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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 November 2024
