Kofoid, C.A. & Michener, J.R. (1911), Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific in charge of Alexander Agassiz. 22 New genera and species of dinoflagellates. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard Edn. 7, 54: 292 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Kofoid, C.A. & Skogsberg, T. (1928), The Dinoflagellata: the Dinophysiodeae. Memoirs of the Museum Comparative Zoology, Harvard 51: 157 [basionym]

basionym of: Phalacroma expulsum (Kof. & J.R.Michener) Kof. & Skogsb. 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.: New South Wales, Indian Ocean (tropical), Coral Sea
• Habit: Planktonic
• Habitat: Neritic, Oceanic
• Nutrition: Heterotrophic

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Phalacroma expulsum (Kof. & J.R.Michener) Kof. & Skogsb. legitimate

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