Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921), The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellates. Memoirs of the University of California 5: 112-115, pl 7 fig 74 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: La Jolla, California

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

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

basionym of: Pronoctiluca tentacula (Kof. & Swezy) Fabre-Dom. nom. illeg.

Balech, E. (1988), Los Dinoflagelados del Atlantico Sudoccidental Edn. Numero 1: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pronoctiluca spinifera (Lohmann) J.Schiller legitimate

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

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

taxonomic synonym of: Pronoctiluca spinifera (Lohmann) J.Schiller legitimate

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