Kofoid, C.A. & Skogsberg, T. (1928), Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 51: 83, fig. 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Wood, E.J.F. (1963), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. II Recent collections. Division of Fisheries and Oceanography. Technical Paper Edn. No. 14: 5 [secondary reference]

Balech (1967), Revta Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. 'Bernardino Rivadavia' (Hidrobiol.) 2: 82 [basionym]

basionym of: Dinophysis contracta (Kof. & Skogsb.) Balech legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis contracta (Kof. & Skogsb.) Balech legitimate

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2021), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis contracta (Kof. & Skogsb.) Balech legitimate

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