Gonyaulax grindleyi Reinecke 1967
Publication Details
Gonyaulax grindleyi Reinecke 1967: 157, fig. 1
Published in: Reinecke, P. (1967). Gonyaulax grindleyi sp. nov. A dinoflagellate causing red tide at Elands Bay, Cape Province, in December 1966. Journal of South African Botany 33: 157-160.
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 Protoceratium reticulatum (Claparède & Lachmann) Bütschli.
Type Information
Type locality: Elands Bay, C.P., South Africa; (INA 1996) Iconotype: fig. 1: J.R. Grindley; xii.1966; South African Museum, Cape Town; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 August 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 21 March 2024
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
