Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M. de (1816), Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Edn. 1, 2: 471-472 [primary reference]

• Type locality: Oceans of Europe, France

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 221 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Noctiluca punctata K.D.W.Busch legitimate

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 221 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Noctiluca pacifica E.H.Giglioli legitimate

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 221 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Noctiluca omogenea E.H.Giglioli legitimate

Dodge, J.D. (1982), Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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

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

taxonomic synonym of: Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kof. & Swezy legitimate

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