Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing 1866
Current name:
Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing
This genus contains species which have a very thick, armoured theca. The girdle is conspicuously offset. - 08 February 2017. Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing 1866: 382
Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1866). Revision der Prothelminthen. Abtheilung: Mastigophoren. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Anatomie, Geologie und Paläontologie 52(8): 287-401.
Publication date: 1866
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Gonyaulax.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Peridinium spiniferum Claparède & Lachmann
Type Information
Type locality: North Sea, near Glesnaesholm, W. Norway; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spine-bearing (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024