Paulsen, O. (1907), The peridiniales of the Danish waters. Meddeleser fra Kommissionen for Havundersogelser. Serie Plankton Bd 1 No 5: 12, fig. 12 [tax. nov.]

• Type comment: ... I have seen it repeatedly in abundance in the southern North Sea in Aug 1906, sporadically at Iceland. North Sea.

Balech, E. (April 1973), Cuarta contribucion al conocimiento del gernero "Protoperidinium". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e instituto nacional de investigacion de las ciencias naturales. Hidrobiologya 3 (5): 357 [basionym]

basionym of: Protoperidinium cerasus (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. & Tangen, K. (2003), Norsk Kystplankton Flora: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium cerasus (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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

• Comment: Paulsen 1907 no page & 1908 p 43-44

McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoperidinium cerasus (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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