Ostenfeld, C.E.H. (1901), Phytoplankton fra det Kapiske Hav. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjobenhavn 1901: 133 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Caspian Sea

Lemmermann, E.J. (1907), Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg: Algae Bd 2: - [secondary reference]

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. (1908), Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Aralsee Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Aralsee Expedition: 164 [basionym]

basionym of: Gonyaulax apiculata var. clevei (Ostenf.) Ostenf. legitimate

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 171–351 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gonyaulax apiculata Entz legitimate

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

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gonyaulax apiculata var. clevei (Ostenf.) Ostenf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gonyaulax apiculata Entz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Peridinium apiculatum Penard nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Gonyaulax polonica Wolosz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gonyaulax limnetica Er.Lindem. legitimate

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