Murray, G. & Whitting, F. (1899), New Peridiniaceae from the Atlantic. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany 5 (9): 331 pl 31 fig 6 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: It appeared only once in our collections in lat. 37 [degrees] 55' N., 36 [degrees] 42' W. where it was found by Capt. Rudge of the 'Avon'. Atlantic Ocean.

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

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

Abé, T.H. (March 1967), The armoured Dinoflagellata: II. Prorocentridae and Dinophysidae (B) - Dinophysis and its allied genera. Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Publications Edn. 1, 15: 59 [basionym]

basionym of: Dinophysis rudgei (G.Murray & Whitting) T.H.Abé nom. illeg.

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

• Comment: Sournia 1973 Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 48 places this taxon in synonymy with Dinophysis rotundata Claparede & Lachman. This is supported by Dodge 1982 Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles p. 56. Steidinger & Tangen 1997 In Tomas CR (ed) Identifying Marine Phytoplankton p. 439-442 does not follow Sournia.
• AMANI dist.: New South Wales, Mediterranean & Adriatic

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

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

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: 59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis rudgei (G.Murray & Whitting) T.H.Abé nom. illeg.

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