Abé, T.H. (1927), Report of the biological survey of Mutsu Bay. 3. Notes on protozoanfauna of Mutsu Bay. I Peridiniales. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 2: 399-400 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Off Futagojima. Japan

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: - [secondary reference]

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): 66 [basionym]

basionym of: Protoperidinium hirobis (T.H.Abé) 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 hirobis (T.H.Abé) Balech legitimate

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