Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 211, fig 66 [tax. nov.]

• Comment: Wood (p. 211) states there is a similarity but NOT synonymy between this species and O. triclavatus and O. heteroporus.
• Type locality: East Australia [current?], North of Sydney

Taylor, F.J.R. (1976), Dinoflagellates from the international Indian Ocean Expedition. A report on material collected by the R. V. 'Anton Bruun' 1963-1964. Bibliotheca Botanica 132: - [secondary reference]

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

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

taxonomic synonym of: Ornithocercus heteroporus Kof. legitimate

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