Hulburt, E.M. (1957), The taxonomy of unarmoured Dinophyceae of shallow embayments on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Biological Bulletin 112 (2): 209, pl. 2, figs. 8,9 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: U.S.A. (Massachusetts)

Hansen, G., Daugbjerg, N. & Henriksen, P. (2000), Comparative study of Gymnodinium mikikotoi and Gymnodium aureolum comb. nov. (=Gyrodinium aureolum) based on morphology, pigment composition and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 36: 399 [basionym]

basionym of: Gymnodinium aureolum (Hulburt) Gert Hansen legitimate

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

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gymnodinium aureolum (Hulburt) Gert Hansen legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gymnodinium aureolum (Hulburt) Gert Hansen legitimate

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