Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) Balech & Tangen 1985
Publication Details
Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) Balech & Tangen 1985: 334, figs 1, 2, 5
Published in: Balech, E. & Tangen, K. (1985). Morphology and taxonomy of toxic species in the Tamarensis group (Dinophyceae): Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) comb. nov. and Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) comb. nov. Sarsia 70(4): 333-343, 5 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFPublication date: December 30 1985
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Alexandrium is Alexandrium minutum Halim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech.
Source of Synonymy
Lassus, P., Chomérat, N., Hess, P. & Nézan, E. (2017 '2016'). Toxic and harmful microalgae of the World Ocean. Micro-algues toxiques et nuisibles de l'Océan Mondial. IOC Manuals and guides, 68 (Bilingual English/French). pp. 1-523, 54 pls. Denmark: International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae/ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
Basionym
Gonyaulax tamarensis var. excavata Braarud
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 17 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
