Pouchet, C.H.G. (1883), Contribution a l'histoire des cilio-flagelles. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 19: 443, pl. 18 fig. 14 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: France (Atlantic coast)

Lemmermann, E.J. (1899), Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific: Planktonalgen. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 16 (2): 369 [basionym]

basionym of: Peridinium digitale (C.H.G.Pouchet) Lemmerm. legitimate

Kofoid, C.A. (1911), Dinoflagellata of the San Diego region, IV. The genus Gonyaulax, with notes on its skeletal morphology and a discussion of its generic and specific characters. University of California Publications in Zoology 8 (4): 214 [basionym]

basionym of: Gonyaulax digitale (C.H.G.Pouchet) Kof. legitimate

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

Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. & Tangen, K. (2003), Norsk Kystplankton Flora: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gonyaulax digitale (C.H.G.Pouchet) Kof. legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gonyaulax digitale (C.H.G.Pouchet) Kof. legitimate

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