Gourret, P. (1883), Sur les Peridiniens du Golfe de Marseille. Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Marseille 1 (8): 51-52, pl IV fig 60 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Vallon des Auffes. Assez Rare.

Lemmermann, E.J. (1899), Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific: Planktonalgen. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 16 (2): 347 [secondary reference]

Jørgensen, E. (1920), Mediterranean Ceratia. Report of the Danish Oceanographic Expedition to the Mediterranean 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas II (Biol.) J. 1: 18 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Jorgesen refers this var. to his C. furca f. magnipes

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

Gómez, F. (2013), Reinstatement of the dinoflagellate genus Tripos to replace Neoceratium, marine species of Ceratium (Dinophyceae, Alveolata). CICIMAR Oceanides 28(1): 8 [basionym]

basionym of: Tripos furca var. singularis (Gourret) F.Gómez legitimate

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