Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 189, figs 25 a, b [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Off Jibbon Cape and Coff's Harbour. Australia (N.S.W.)

Loebl., A.R. (1965), Taxon 14: 17 [basionym]

basionym of: Prodinophysis whiteleggei (E.J.F.Wood) A.R.Loebl. legitimate

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 whiteleggei (E.J.F.Wood) Balech legitimate

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

• AMANI dist.: New South Wales

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Prodinophysis whiteleggei (E.J.F.Wood) A.R.Loebl. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis whiteleggei (E.J.F.Wood) Balech legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Dinophysis whiteleggei (E.J.F.Wood) Balech legitimate

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