HABs - Gonyaulax Diesing, 1866

HABs taxon details

Gonyaulax Diesing, 1866

AphiaID

109519 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109519)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Gonyaulacaceae Lindemann, 1928

Synonymised names

Goniaulax · unaccepted (lapsus calami)

Steiniella Schütt, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Gonyaulax bohaiensis Gu, Mertens & Shin, 2022
Species Gonyaulax monacantha Pavillard, 1916
Species Gonyaulax montresoriae Shuning Huang, K.N.Mertens & H.Gu, 2024
Species Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing, 1866
Species Gonyaulax spinifera Murray & Whitting, 1899
Species Gonyaulax taylorii M.C.Carbonell-Moore, 1996
Species Gonyaulax acatenella Whedon & Kofoid, 1936 accepted as Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech, 1985 (basionym)
Species Gonyaulax catenella Whedon & Kofoid, 1936 accepted as Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech, 1985 (basionym)
Species Gonyaulax ceratocoroides Kofoid, 1910 accepted as Acanthogonyaulax spinifera (Murray & Whitting) H.W.Graham, 1942
Species Gonyaulax dimorpha Biecheler, 1952 accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985
Species Gonyaulax excavata (Braarud) Balech, 1971 accepted as Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech, 1985 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax globosa (Braarud) Balech, 1971 accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985 (Synonym)
Species Gonyaulax grindleyi Reinecke, 1967 accepted as Protoceratium reticulatum (Claparède & Lachmann) Bütschli, 1885 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax levanderi (Lemmermann) Paulsen, 1907 accepted as Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing, 1866 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax membranacea (M.Rossignol) Ellegaard, Daugbjerg, Rochon, J.Lewis & Harding, 2003 † accepted as Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing, 1866
Species Gonyaulax monilata J.F.Howell, 1953 accepted as Alexandrium monilatum (J.F.Howell) Balech, 1995 (basionym)
Species Gonyaulax monilatum (Howell) Loeblich III accepted as Alexandrium monilatum (J.F.Howell) Balech, 1995 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Paulsen, 1949 accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985
Species Gonyaulax peruviana E.Balech & B.R.E. de Mendiola, 1977 accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax phoenus (Woloszynbska & Conrad) F.J.R. Taylor, 1975 accepted as Gonyaulax phoneus (Woloszynsky & Conrad) Loeblich & Loeblich accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax phoneus (Woloszynsky & Conrad) Loeblich & Loeblich accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985
Species Gonyaulax polyedra F.Stein, 1883 accepted as Lingulaulax polyedra (F.Stein) M.J.Head, K.N.Mertens & R.A.Fensome, 2024 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Gonyaulax schilleri Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (Böhm) Steidinger, Tester & F.J.R.Taylor, 1980 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax tamarensis Lebour, 1925 accepted as Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech, 1995 (basionym)
Species Gonyaulax trygvei Parke, 1976 accepted as Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985 (synonym)
Species Gonyaulax washingtonensis Hsu, 1967 accepted as Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech, 1985 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Gonyaulax Diesing, 1866. Accessed through: Lundholm, N.; Bernard, C.; Churro, C.; Escalera, L.; Hoppenrath, M.; Iwataki, M.; Larsen, J.; Mertens, K.; Moestrup, Ø.; Murray, S.; Salas, R.; Tillmann, U.; Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards) IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hab/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109519 on 2026-06-11

Thematic species database citation

Lundholm, N.; Bernard, C.; Churro, C.; Escalera, L.; Hoppenrath, M.; Iwataki, M.; Larsen, J.; Mertens, K.; Murray, S.; Probert, I.; Salas, R.; Tillmann, U.; Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Microalgae. Gonyaulax Diesing, 1866. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hab/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109519 on 2026-06-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Brandt, Sue

2006-07-10 07:18:51Z

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Camba Reu, Cibran

2006-07-27 06:59:07Z

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Camba Reu, Cibran

2010-08-12 12:41:00Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

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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]

additional source 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. Zoology. 8: 187-300. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [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]