Taylor, F.J.R. (1976), Biblioth. Bot: 123 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Oxytoxum elegans Pavill. legitimate

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]

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]

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Reid, D.D. (1986), Phytoplankton species successions and their hydrological environment at a coastal station off Sydney. Austral. J. Mar. Freshw. Res 37: 361–377 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Oxytoxum elegans Pavill. legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, Coral Sea, N.S.W. (off Sydney), East Australian Current, Indian Ocean W of Australia
• Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Canary Islands, North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea (France), Black Sea, Tasman Sea, New Zealand

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