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What is the industry term for this effect?

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Tooltip. Citation. Notation. Zoom. Annotation. Inline help. – DA01 Aug 11 '12 at 2:45

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Callout is the most common term I know of. You used it in your question. Regardless of whether it indicates a source or not, it's still referred to as a callout.

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