Whedon, W.F. & Kofoid, C.A. (1936), Dinoflagellata of the San Francisco region. I. On the skeletal morphology of two new species, Gonyaulx catenella and G. acatenella. University of California Publications in Zoology Edn. 4, 41: 25, figs. 1-7, 14 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: San Fransico, USA (coastal)

Loeblich (III). A.R. & Loeblich, L.A. in Taylor, D.L. & Seliger, H.H. (ed.) (1979), Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms. Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms: ? [basionym]

basionym of: Gessnerium catenella (Whedon & Kof.) A.R.Loebl. & L.A.Loebl. legitimate

Taylor, F.J.R. in Taylor, D.L. & Seliger, H.H. (ed.) (1979), Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms. Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms: ? [basionym]

basionym of: Protogonyaulax catenella (Whedon & Kof.) F.J.R.Taylor legitimate

Balech, E. in Anderson, D.M., White, A.W. & Baden, D.G. (ed.) (1985), The genus Alexandrium or Gonyaulax of the tamarensis group. Toxic Dinoflagellates: 37 [basionym]

basionym of: Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kof.) Balech legitimate

Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J., Blackburn, S.I. & Oshima, Y. (1991), Species of the toxigenic dinflagellate genus Alexandrium in Southeastern Australian waters. Botanica Marina 34: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kof.) Balech legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kof.) Balech legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kof.) Balech legitimate

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