Jørgensen, E. (1899), Protistenplankton. Bergens Museums Aarbog VI: 40 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Herlofjord. Norway

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. in Warming, E. (ed.) (1903), Botany of the Faeroes. Botany of the Faeroes: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.

Schiller, J. in Rabenhorst, L. (ed.) (1937), Dinoflagellatae. Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz Bd 10 Abt 3: 265 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Peridinium dubium Broch legitimate

Parke, M. & Dixon, P.S. (1976), Check-list of British marine algae - third revision. Journal of the marine biological Association of the United Kingdom 56: 545 [basionym]

basionym of: Protoperidinium decipiens (Jørg.) Parke & J.D.Dodge 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 decipiens (Jørg.) Parke & J.D.Dodge legitimate

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