Kofoid, C.A. (1907), Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross', from October, 1904, to March, 1905. Lieut. Commander L. M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. IX New species of dinoflagellates. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard 50 (6): 175, pl. 5 fig 31, 32 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Stations 4671, 4709. Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Schiller, J. in Rabenhorst, L. (ed.) (1937), Dinoflagellatae. Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz Bd 10 Abt 3: 242 [basionym]

basionym of: Peridinium pentagonum var. latissimum (Kof.) J.Schiller legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Peridinium pentagonum var. latissimum (Kof.) J.Schiller 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): 67 [basionym]

basionym of: Protoperidinium latissimum (Kof.) 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: Peridinium pentagonum var. latissimum (Kof.) J.Schiller legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium latissimum (Kof.) Balech legitimate

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