Schiller, J. (1928), Die planktischen Vegetationene des adriatischen Meeres. C. Dinoflagellatae I Teil Adiniferidea, Dinophycidaceae. Archiv für Protistenkunde 61 (1): 69-70 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: mittlere und sudliche Adria, im Herbst bis in den Golf von Triest vordringend. Adriatic Sea

Balech, E. (May 1967), Dinoflagelados nuevos o interesantes del Golfo de Mexico y Caribe. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e instituto nacional de investigacion de las ciencias naturales. Hidrobiologya 2: 84 [basionym]

basionym of: Dinophysis sphaeroidea (J.Schiller) Balech legitimate

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Lucas, I.A.N. (1988), The marine dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae): photosynthetic, neritic and non-photosynthetic, oceanic species. Phycologia Edn. 1, 27: - [secondary reference]

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

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

• AMANI dist.: Gulf of Carpentaria
• Habitat: Neritic

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis sphaeroidea (J.Schiller) Balech legitimate

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