Balech, E. (1971), Microplancton de la campana oceanografica. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e instituto nacional de investigacion de las ciencias naturales. Hidrobiologya 3: 28, pl. 7, figs 119–124 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gonyaulax tamarensis var. excavata Braarud 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 excavatum (Braarud) Balech & Tangen legitimate

Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. in Tomas, C.R. (ed.) (1997), Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Identifying Marine Phytoplankton: - [secondary reference]

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

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

nomenclatural synonym: Gonyaulax tamarensis var. excavata Braarud legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Alexandrium tamarense (M.Lebour) Balech legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Alexandrium tamarense (M.Lebour) Balech legitimate

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