Schiller, J. (1937), Rabenhorst’s Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 10(3), Teil 2(3): 455, fig. 506 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Adriatic Sea

Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. & Tangen, K. (2003), Norsk Kystplankton Flora: - [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: This is one of a group of taxa which are morphotypes of O. sceptrum.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Oxytoxum variabile J.Schiller legitimate

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

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