Murray, G. & Whitting, F. (1899), New Peridiniaceae from the Atlantic. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany 5 (9): 328, Pl XXX figs 1a,b [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Atlantic from lat. 44 [degrees] N. to lat. 9 [degrees] N.

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. in Warming, E. (ed.) (1903), Botany of the Faeroes. Botany of the Faeroes: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Peridinium globulus F.Stein legitimate

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

Taylor, F.J.R. (1976), Dinoflagellates from the international Indian Ocean Expedition. A report on material collected by the R. V. 'Anton Bruun' 1963-1964. Bibliotheca Botanica 132: 165 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Not to be confused with a later homonym P. sphaericum Okamura

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

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