Meunier, A. (1910), Microplankton des Mers de Barents et de Kara. Duc d'Oleans Campagne Arctique de 1907: 63, pl. 14 figs 21, 22 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Mer de Kara, Station 8

Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921), The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellates. Memoirs of the University of California 5: 314 [basionym]

basionym of: Gyrodinium lachryma (Meunier) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

McMinn, A. & Scott, F.J. in Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. (ed.) (2005), Dinoflagellates. Antarctic Marine Protists: 202–250 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrodinium lachryma (Meunier) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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

• Comment: Type from Barent Sea, protologue not sighted.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrodinium lachryma (Meunier) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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