Paulsen, O. (1907), The peridiniales of the Danish waters. Meddeleser fra Kommissionen for Havundersogelser. Serie Plankton Bd 1 No 5: 16, figs. 22a-d [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: I have found this Periidnium in rare specimens in the port of Frederikshavn, on the east coast of Jutland. Dr van Breemen has found it also rarely in the Zuidersee (see van Breemen 1905, p. 33, N. 117). Denmark.

Meunier, A. (1919), Microplancton de la mer Flamande. 3. Les Peridiniens. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 8(1): 17 [basionym]

basionym of: Peridinium oceanicum f. claudicans (Paulsen) Meunier legitimate

Balech, E. (1974), El genero Protoperidinium Bergh, 1881 (Peridinium Ehrenberg 1831, partim). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e instituto nacional de investigacion de las ciencias naturales. Hidrobiologya 4 (1): 57 [basionym]

basionym of: Protoperidinium claudicans (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium oceanicum f. claudicans (Paulsen) Meunier legitimate taxonomic synonym: Peridinium obliquum P.J.L.Dang. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium claudicans (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium claudicans (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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