Gessnerium acatenellum (Whedon & Kofoid) Loeblich & Loeblich, III 1979

Publication Details
Gessnerium acatenellum (Whedon & Kofoid) Loeblich & Loeblich, III 1979: 44

Published in: Loeblich III, A.R. and L.A. Loeblich (1979). The systematic of Gonyaulax with special reference to the toxic species. In: Toxic Dinoflagellate blooms. (Taylor, D.L. & Seliger, H.H. Eds), pp. 41-46. New York: Elsevier Science Publishers.

Request PDF

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gessnerium is Gessnerium mochimaense Halim.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech.

Basionym
Gonyaulax acatenella Whedon & Kofoid

Type Information
Type locality: NW Pacific Ocean: San Diego, California, USA; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 10) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 10)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.

Last updated: 18 July 2022

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Taxonomic note
Separation of Gessnerium from Alexandrium as proposed by Gómez & Artigas (2019) not accepted at this time (HAB Community; Mertens, pers. comm.). - (14 January 2020) - M.D. Guiry

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=60214

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025

Currently in AlgaeBase: