Caulacanthaceae
Catenella opuntia (Gooden. & Woodw.) Grev. , legitimate, scientific
Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: lxiii [comb. nov.]
Harvey, W.H. (1863), Phycologia australica: pl. 296 [secondary reference]
Parke, M. & Dixon, P.S. (1976), Check-list of British marine algae - third revision. Journal of the marine biological Association of the United Kingdom 56: - [secondary reference]
Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]
Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [misapplied]
misapplied to: Catenella nipae Zanardini legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1863), Phycologia australica: pl. 296
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: This taxon not found in Australia. The name is listed in the database since it is the type of a genus. The name is an heterotypic synonym of Catenella caespitosa.