Selected synonymic references
Dictyocysta elegans: Ehrenberg, 1854a; 1854b
Dictyocysta mitra: Haeckel, 1873; Brandt, 1906-1907; Jörgensen, 1924; Kofoid and Campbell, 1929; Balech, 1959
Dictyocysta mitra var. a dilatata: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta mitra var. b: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta mitra var. c: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta mitra var. minor: Jörgensen, 1924
Dictyocysta mitra, forma obtusa: Jörgensen, 1924
Dictyocysta mitra, forma dilatata: Jörgensen, 1924
Dictyocysta minor: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta obtusa: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta dilatata: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929; 1939