Claparede, E. & Lachman, J. (1859), Etudes sur les infusoires et les rhizopodes. Memoire de l'Institut National Genevois 6: 409, pl. 20, 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Glesnaesholm; North Sea (Norway)

Levander, K.M. (1894), Materialien zur Kenntniss der Wasserfauna in der Umgebung von Helsingfors, mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Meeresfauna 1. Protozoa. Acta Societas Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 12: 54 [secondary reference]

• Comment: #309 Note: Jorgensen 1899 Berg. Mus. Aarbok VI p. 30 indicates that the Levander material is D. acuminata.

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: 290 [basionym]

basionym of: Phalacroma rotundatum (Clap. & J.Lachm.) Kof. & J.R.Michener legitimate

Balech, E. (1944), Contribucion al conocimento del Placton de Lennox y Cabo de Hornos. Physis 19 (54): 429 [basionym]

basionym of: Prodinophysis rotundata (Clap. & J.Lachm.) Balech legitimate

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 195 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Dinophysis arctica Mereschk. legitimate by Levander, K.M. (1894), Materialien zur Kenntniss der Wasserfauna in der Umgebung von Helsingfors, mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Meeresfauna 1. Protozoa. Acta Societas Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 12: 54

Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. in Tomas, C.R. (ed.) (1997), Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Identifying Marine Phytoplankton: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phalacroma rotundatum (Clap. & J.Lachm.) Kof. & J.R.Michener legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Prodinophysis rotundata (Clap. & J.Lachm.) Balech legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dinophysis whittingae Balech legitimate

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

• Comment: See discussion on p. 56 Dodge 1982 Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles concerning the relationship of Phalacroma rudgei, Dinophysis whittingae to D. rotundatum. Scott & Marchant 2004 Ant. Mar. Protists p. 213 use the name Phalachroma rotundatum for this taxon.
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (tropical), Australian Antarctic Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria, Southern Ocean, Eastern Australian Current, Cosmopolitan
• Habitat: Neritic
• Nutrition: Heterotrophic
• Graphic: Dodge 1985 Atlas of Dinoflagellates p. 27

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Phalacroma rotundatum (Clap. & J.Lachm.) Kof. & J.R.Michener legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Phalacroma rotundatum (Clap. & J.Lachm.) Kof. & J.R.Michener legitimate

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