Schröder, B. (1906), Beitrage zur Kenntnis des Phytoplanktons warmer Meeres. Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zuerich. Vierteljahresschrift 51: 369, fig 44 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: no locality cited in protologue

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: - [secondary reference]

Taylor, F.J.R. (1976), Dinoflagellates from the international Indian Ocean Expedition. A report on material collected by the R. V. 'Anton Bruun' 1963-1964. Bibliotheca Botanica 132: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ceratium cephalotum (Lemmerm.) Jørg. legitimate

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): 9 [basionym]

basionym of: Tripos gravidus var. hydrocephalus (Schröd.) F.Gómez legitimate

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