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Gonyaulacaceae Lindemann, 1928 
AphiaID: 109428

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Alveolata (Infrakingdom) > Myzozoa (Phylum) > Dinozoa (Subphylum) > Dinoflagellata (Infraphylum) > Peridinea (Class) > Gonyaulacoidia (Subclass) > Gonyaulacida (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Gonyaulacida
Sources  basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (1991-1997). South Scandinavian Marine South Scandinavian Marine Protoctista., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Protista.pdf [details]

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

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Acanthogonyaulax (Kofoid) Graham, 1942
Genus Alexandrium Halim, 1960
Genus Amiculosphaera R.Harland, 1979
Genus Amylax Meunier, 1910
Subfamily Gonyaulacoideae
  » Genus Bitectatodinium G.J.Wilson, 1973
Genus Gonyaulax Diesing, 1866
Genus Lingulodinium D.Wall, 1967
Genus Protoceratium Bergh, 1881
Genus Schuttiella
Genus Thompsodinium Bourrelly, 1970

Genus Caledonidinium Reid, 1974 (nomen dubium)

Genus Gessnerium Halim ex Halim, 1967 accepted as Alexandrium Halim, 1960
Genus Protogonyaulax F.J.R.Taylor, 1979 accepted as Alexandrium Halim, 1960
Genus Pyrodinum accepted as Alexandrium Halim, 1960
Genus Steiniella Schütt, 1895 accepted as Gonyaulax Diesing, 1866
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Spelling: Gonyaulacidae in Hayward & Ryland (1990) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109428
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2008-10-24 09:00:36Z  checked  Guiry, Michael D.
2010-08-10 07:06:29Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
2012-01-06 13:02:59Z  changed  Gordon, Dennis
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Gonyaulacaceae. 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=109428 on 2013-05-22
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