Claparede, E. & Lachman, J. (1859), Etudes sur les infusoires et les rhizopodes. Memoire de l'Institut National Genevois 6: 409, pl 20, fig 13 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Bergen Fjord

Pouchet, C.H.G. (1885), Nouvelle contribution a l'histoire des Perediniens marins. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 21: 23 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Wood 1954 Australian Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 52:198 also refers the citation of D. laevis sensu Pouchet to Dinophysis fortii.

[secondary reference]

• Comment: Wood 1954 Australian Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 52:195 also refers the citation of D. laevis sensu Pouchet to Dinophysis arctica.

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 198 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Dinophysis fortii Pavill. legitimate by Pouchet, C.H.G. (1885), Nouvelle contribution a l'histoire des Perediniens marins. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 21: 23

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

misapplied to: Dinophysis arctica Mereschk. legitimate by Pouchet, C.H.G. (1885), Nouvelle contribution a l'histoire des Perediniens marins. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 21: 23

Balech, E. (1971), Microplancton de la campana oceanografica. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e instituto nacional de investigacion de las ciencias naturales. Hidrobiologya 3: - [secondary reference]

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

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

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