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: 29 [comb. nov.]

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: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) Balech & Tangen legitimate

McMinn, A. & Scott, F.J. in Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. (ed.) (2005), Dinoflagellates. Antarctic Marine Protists: - [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: This is an illegitimate combination (later homonym) as G. globosa Stüwe is an earlier binomial.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen legitimate

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