Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Gonyaulax fragilis
Gonyaulacaceae
Gonyaulax fragilis (F.Schütt) Kof. , legitimate, scientific
Kofoid, C.A. (1911), Dinoflagellata of the San Diego region, IV. The genus Gonyaulax, with notes on its skeletal morphology and a discussion of its generic and specific characters. University of California Publications in Zoology 8 (4): 248 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Steiniella fragilis F.Schütt legitimate
Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 171–351 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Steiniella fragilis F.Schütt legitimate
  • APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Bohm 1936 Bishop Museum Bull No 137 p 33 indicates this is a widely distributed tropical species.
McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - AAL [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Steiniella fragilis F.Schütt legitimate
  • Distribution: N.S.W. (Port Hacking)
  • Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, British Isles, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Pacific Ocean