Dinophysaceae
Ornithocercus formosus Kof. & J.R.Michener , legitimate, scientific
Kofoid, C.A. & Michener, J.R. (1911), Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard Coll 54(7): 290 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
Wood, E.J.F. (1963), Dinoflagellates in the Australian region. II – Recent collections. Tech. Pap. Div. Fish. Oceanogr. CSIRO 14: 1–55 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: Coral Sea
  • Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, South China Sea, eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast of Mexico