Dangeard, P.L. (1927), Peridiniens nouveaux ou peu connus de la croisiere du 'Sylvana'. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique de Monaco Nr 491: 13, fig. 8E [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Tropical Atlantic Ocean

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Lucas, I.A.N. (1988), The marine dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae): photosynthetic, neritic and non-photosynthetic, oceanic species. Phycologia Edn. 1, 27: 25–42 [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.

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

• AMANI dist.: Tasmania
• Habitat: Neritic

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

• Distribution: Tas.
• Ex.distribution: Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Virginia), British Isles, Papua New Guinea, Antarctic waters (?)

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