Braarud, T. (1935), The Ost Expedition to the Denmark Strait. The phytoplankton and its condition of growth. Hvalradets Skrifter 10: 112, fig. 32 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: East Greenland: Denmark Strait

McMinn, A. & Scott, F.J. in Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. (ed.) (2005), Dinoflagellates. Antarctic Marine Protists: - [secondary reference]

McMinn, A. & Scott, F.J. in Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. (ed.) (2005), Dinoflagellates. Antarctic Marine Protists: 202–250 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis contracta (Kof. & Skogsb.) Balech legitimate

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

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