Schütt, F. (1895), Ergebn. Plankton-Exped. Humboldt-Stiftung 4: - [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Mediterranean Sea (Italy)

Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921), The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellates. Memoirs of the University of California 5: 327, fig. DD, 15, pl. 4, fig. 38 [basionym]

basionym of: Gyrodinium pingue (F.Schütt) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrodinium pingue (F.Schütt) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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