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Amylax triacantha (Jorgensen) Sournia, 1984 
AphiaID: 110007

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Alveolata (Infrakingdom) > Myzozoa (Phylum) > Dinozoa (Subphylum) > Dinoflagellata (Infraphylum) > Peridinea (Class) > Gonyaulacoidia (Subclass) > Gonyaulacida (Order) > Gonyaulacaceae (Family) > Amylax (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Amylax Meunier, 1910
Synonymised
taxa
  Gonyaulax hyperborea (Cleve, 1900) Paulsen, 1903 (synonym)
Gonyaulax triacantha Jörgensen, 1899 (basionym)
Gonyaulax triacantha var. subinermis Conrad, 1939 (following synonymy on species level)
Sources  basis of record: Gómez, F., 2005. A list of free-living dinoflagellate species in the world’s oceans. Acta Bot. Croat. 64 (1), 129-212. [details] [full text]

additional source: Steidinger, K. A., M. A. Faust, and D. U. Hernández-Becerril. 2009. Dinoflagellates (Dinoflagellata) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 131–154 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College [details]

additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]

additional source: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

additional source: Tomas, C.R. (Ed.) (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Brandt, S. (2001). Dinoflagellates, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 47-53 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Steidinger, K.A. and K. Tangen. 1977. Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press. San Diego. p. 387-584. [details]

from synonym: Conrad, W. (1939). Notes protoistologiques: 13. Goniaulax triacantha Jörg., var. nov. Subermis. Bull. Mus. royal d'Hist. Nat. Belg./Med. Kon. Natuurhist. Mus. Belg. 15(57): 1-3 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gulf of Maine [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nieuwpoort (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
North West Atlantic [details]
Polish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links PlanktonNet Image
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
Notes  Diet: general for group: both heterotrophic (eat other organisms) and autotrophic (photosynthetic) [details]

Habitat: pelagic [details]

Importance: General: known for producing dangerous toxins, particularly when in large numbers, called "red tides" because the cells are so abundant they make water change color. Also they can produce non-fatal or fatal amounts of toxins in predators (particularly shellfish) that may be eaten by humans. [details]

Predators: marine microorganisms and animal larvae [details]

Reproduction: general for group: both sexual and asexual [details]
Images 
Alexandrim
Alexandrim
added on 2011-03-09 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dalhousie University, Rajashree Gouda ()
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Amylax tricantha
Amylax tricantha
added on 2011-03-09 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dalhousie University, Rajashree Gouda ()
qualitystatus: not checked

PlanktonNet Image  
PlanktonNet Image
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110007
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Brandt, Sue
2006-07-27 06:59:07Z  changed  Camba Reu, Cibran
2010-01-15 07:09:15Z  checked  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Amylax triacantha (Jorgensen) Sournia, 1984. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110007 on 2013-05-22
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