Gonyaulax acatenella Whedon & Kofoid 1936
Publication Details
Gonyaulax acatenella Whedon & Kofoid 1936: 31, 33, figs 8-13
Published in: Whedon, W.F. & Kofoid, C.A. (1936). Dinoflagellata of the San Francisco region. I. On the skeletal morphology of two new species, Gonyaulax catenella and G. acatenella. University of California Publications in Zoology 41(4): 25-34, 16 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gonyaulax is Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium catenella (Whedon & Kofoid) Balech.
Type Information
Type locality: NW Pacific Ocean: San Diego, California, USA; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 10) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 10)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), not in a chain.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 July 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Santiago Fragra (July 2022, pers. comm.) writes "Alexandrium acatenella should be considered synonym of Alexandrium catenella. It was described together with A. catenella by Whedon & Kofoid in 1936 in the same paper. Only A. catenella (Group I) was found in the type locality in California and only genetic sequences of A. catenella exists form the area. The authors considered that cells in chains were a different species of single cells. This character is not considered valid today." - (18 July 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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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 14 June 2025
