Kofoid, C.A. (1907), Bull. Mus. Compar. Zool. Harvard Coll 50: 198, pl. 13, fig. 80 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Wood, E.J.F. (1963), Dinoflagellates in the Australian region. III – Further collections. Tech. Pap. Div. Fish. Oceanogr. CSIRO 17: 1–20 [secondary reference]

Jeffrey, S.W. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (1980), Studies of phytoplankton species and photosynthetic pigments in a warm core eddy of the East Australian Current. I. Summer populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 3: 285–294 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Arafura Sea, East Australian Current
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

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