Murray, G. & Whitting, F. (1899), New Peridiniaceae from the Atlantic. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany 5 (9): 327-328; pl. XXIX, fig. 2 a.b [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: It occurs in latitudes between 20 [degrees] and 40 [degrees] N. and longtitude 30 [degrees to 50 [degrees] W. Atlantic Ocean.

Kofoid, C.A. (1906), Dinoflagellata of the San Diego region. I. On Heterodinium, a new genus of the Peridinidae. University of California Publications in Zoology 2: 358 [basionym]

basionym of: Heterodinium blackmanii (G.Murray & Whitting) 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: Heterodinium blackmanii (G.Murray & Whitting) 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: Heterodinium blackmanii (G.Murray & Whitting) Kof. legitimate

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