Paulsen, O. (1931), Etudes sur le microplancton de la mer d'Alboran. Trabalhos del Instituto Español de Oceanografico 4-1930: 69 [nom. nov.]

pro parte nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium obtusum (G.Karst.) G.Karst. legitimate

• Type locality: Mediterranean Sea
• Type comment: Peridinium marielebourae is a new name for Peridinium obtusum sensu Lebour. Paulsen based this name on the Plymouth specimens.

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 marielebourae (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Peridinium obtusum (G.Karst.) G.Karst. legitimate

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

ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium marielebourae (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium marielebourae (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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