Dujardin, F. (1841), Histoire naturelle des Zoophytes. Infusoires, comprenant la physiologie et la classification de ce animaux. et la maniere de les etudier a l'aide du microscope ... ouvrage accompagne de planches: 347, pl 5 fig 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Mediterranean Sea

Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921), The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellates. Memoirs of the University of California 5: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Glyphidium marinum Fresen. legitimate

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

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 171–351 [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Steidinger & Tangen 1997 In Tomas CR (ed) Identifying Marine Phytoplankton places this taxon in a group of uncertain taxa.
• AMANI dist.: Cosmopolitan
• Habitat: Neritic, Estuarine, Brackish, Freshwater
• Graphic: Steidinger & Tangen 1997 In Tomas CR (ed) Identifying Marine Phytoplankton pl. 55
• Habit: Planktonic

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

• Distribution: N.S.W. (Port Hacking)
• Ex.distribution: Canary Islands, British Isles, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, South Korea

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Glyphidium marinum Fresen. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Oxyrrhis tentaculifera W.Conrad legitimate taxonomic synonym: Oxyrrhis maritima van Meel legitimate

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