Sournia, A. (1973), Catalogue des especes et taxons infraspecifiques de Dinoflagelles marins actuels publies depuis la revision de J. Sciller. I Dinoflagelles libres. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 48: 34 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Amylax diacantha Meunier legitimate

• AMANI comment: Sournia created a new name for Amylax diacantha Meunier which could not be transferred to Gonyaulax as G. diacantha because this binomial was already occupied by G. diacantha Athanassopoulos.

Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. & Tangen, K. (2003), Norsk Kystplankton Flora: - [secondary reference]

ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [secondary reference]

• AMANI dist.: Norway

Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.S., Huisman, J.M. & de Salas, M.F. (2010), Planktonic dinoflagellates. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 145–212 [secondary reference]

McMinn, A., Bolch, C.J.S., de Salas, M.F. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Recent dinoflagellate cysts. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 260–292 [secondary reference]

McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Amylax diacantha Meunier legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gonyaulax diacantha (Meunier) J.Schiller nom. illeg., nom. rej.

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Port Hacking), Vic. (Port Phillip Bay; & cysts), Tas., S.A. (Port Lincoln; cysts)
• Ex.distribution: Mexico (Pacific coast), Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Massachusetts), Canary Islands, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Taiwan, Japan

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2021), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sourniaea diacantha (Meunier) H.Gu, K.N.Mertens, Zhun Li & H.H.Shin legitimate

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