Lohmann, H. (1908), Untersuchungen zur Feststellung des vollstanfingendes Meeres an Plankton. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen. Abteilung Kiel 10: 264, pl. 17: fig. 17 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Baltic Sea (Germany)

Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921), The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellates. Memoirs of the University of California 5: 256, fig. BB, 8 [basionym]

basionym of: Gymnodinium simplex (Lohmann) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gymnodinium simplex (Lohmann) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Gymnodinium simplex (Lohmann) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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