Kofoid, C.A. & Michener, J.R. (1911), Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific in charge of Alexander Agassiz. 22 New genera and species of dinoflagellates. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard Edn. 7, 54: - [tax. nov.]

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

misapplication: Phalacroma hindmarchii G.Murray & Whitting legitimate by Pavillard, J. (1916), Recherches sur les peridiniens du Golfe du Lion. Travaux de l'Institut de Botanique de l'Universite de Montpellier et de la Station Zoologique de Cette 4: -

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Lucas, I.A.N. (1988), The marine dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae): photosynthetic, neritic and non-photosynthetic, oceanic species. Phycologia Edn. 1, 27: - [secondary reference]

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

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

• Comment: Bohm 1936 Bishop Museum Bull No 137 p. 17 states this is a tropical species.
• AMANI dist.: Indian Ocean (tropical), Coral Sea
• Nutrition: Heterotrophic
• Graphic: Hallegraeff & Lucas Phycologia 27 (1): fig 24
• Habitat: Oceanic

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