Dinophysaceae
Ornithocercus thumii (A.W.F.Schmidt) Kof. & Skogsb. , legitimate, scientific
Kofoid, C.A. & Skogsberg, T. (1928), Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 51: 540 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Parelion thumii A.W.F.Schmidt legitimate
Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 171–351 [secondary reference]
Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Parelion thumii A.W.F.Schmidt legitimate
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, Qld (Moreton Bay), N.S.W. (Sydney Harbour), Vic., Tas. (Maria Island))
  • Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Canary Islands, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea, Pacific coast of Mexico