Stein, F. (1883), Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge III. Abth.Einleitung und der abbildungen II. Halfte: 18 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: St. Augustine, Florida

Stein, F. (1883), Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge III. Abth.Einleitung und der abbildungen II. Halfte: 110 [basionym]

basionym of: Prorocentrum compressum (F.Stein) T.H.Abé ex J.D.Dodge legitimate

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. in Knudsen, M.H.C. & Ostenfeld, C.E.H. (ed.) (1899), Plankton. Iagttagelser over Overfladevandets Temperatur, Saltholdighed og Plankton paa islandske og gronlandske Skibsrouter i 1898: 59 [basionym]

basionym of: Exuviaella compressa (F.Stein) Ostenf. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Exuviaella compressa (F.Stein) Ostenf. legitimate

Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. in Tomas, C.R. (ed.) (1997), Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Identifying Marine Phytoplankton: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prorocentrum compressum (F.Stein) T.H.Abé ex J.D.Dodge legitimate

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

Carty, S. (2014), Freshwater dinoflagellates of North America: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Carty (2014) indicated that the current concept of Prorocentrum compressum needed a new basionym since Pyxidicula compressa Bailey was not available. The suggested basionym was Dinopyxis compressa Stein

Cowan, R.A. & Huisman, J.M. (2015), Pyxidicula compressa: Diatom or dinoflagellate?. Taxon 64(4): - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Cowan & Huisman (2015) illustrate that Pyxidicula compressa Bailey has been used as a protologue for both a diatom and a dinoflagellate. P. compressa is a diatom Tryblionella compressa (Bailey) Poulin.

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