Gourret, P. (1883), Sur les Peridiniens du Golfe de Marseille. Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Marseille 1 (8): 45-46, pl IV fig 59 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Station: vallon des Auffes.

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

Huisman, J.M. (1989), The genus Ceratium (Dinophyceae) in Bass Strait and adjoining waters, southern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 2: 425–454 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ceratium pentagonum Gourret 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): 18 [basionym]

basionym of: Tripos pentagonus var. rectus (Gourret) F.Gómez legitimate

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