Gran, H.H. (1915), The plankton production of the Northern European waters in the spring [of] 1912. Bulletin of Phytoplankton 1912: 99, fig 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: North Sea

Schiller, J. (1928), Die planktischen Vegetationene des adriatischen Meeres. C. Dinoflagellatae I Teil Adiniferidea, Dinophycidaceae. Archiv für Protistenkunde 61 (1): 55 [basionym]

basionym of: Porella perforata (Gran) J.Schiller legitimate

Lillick, L.C (1937), Seasonal studies of the phytoplankton of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Biological Bulletin of the Marine Biological laboratory, Woods Hole 73: 497 [basionym]

basionym of: Mesoporos perforatus (Gran) Lillick legitimate

Silva, P.C. (1960), Remarks on algal nomenclature. III. Taxon 9: 23 [basionym]

basionym of: Porotheca perforata (Gran) P.C.Silva legitimate

Dodge, J.D. (1982), Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mesoporos perforatus (Gran) Lillick legitimate

McMinn, A. & Scott, F.J. in Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. (ed.) (2005), Dinoflagellates. Antarctic Marine Protists: - [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Type from Northern Europe, protologue not sighted.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Porella perforata (Gran) J.Schiller legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Mesoporos perforatus (Gran) Lillick legitimate

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2021), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mesoporos perforatus (Gran) Lillick legitimate

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