Takayama, H. & Adachi, M. (1984), Gymnodinium nagasakiense sp. nov., a red-tide forming dinophyte in the adjacent waters of Japan. Bulletin of Plankton Society of Japan 31: 7-14 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Japan

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: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Karenia mikimotoi (Miyake & Komin. ex M.Oda) Gert Hansen & Moestrup legitimate

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