Schütt, F. in Hensen, V.A.C. (ed.) (1895), Die Peridineen der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humbolt-Stiftung Bd IV: 54, 71, 107, 115, 126, pl. 6: fig. 26 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Atlantic Ocean

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): 248 [basionym]

basionym of: Gonyaulax fragilis (F.Schütt) Kof. legitimate

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 171–351 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gonyaulax fragilis (F.Schütt) Kof. legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gonyaulax fragilis (F.Schütt) Kof. legitimate

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