Pavillard, J. (1905), Recherches sur la flore pelagique (phytoplankton) de l'Etang de Thau. Travaux de l'Institut de Botanique de l'Universite de Montpellier et de la Station Zoologique de Cette 2: 51 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Ceratium tripos var. gracilis Schröd. orth. var.

• Type comment: Pavillard specifies that this taxon is based on Ceratium tripos var gracilis sensu Schroeder 1900 pl 1 figs b, d, e, and Ostenfeld and Schmidt 1901 pl 154 fig 14

Schröder, B. (1906), Beitrage zur Kenntnis des Phytoplanktons warmer Meeres. Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zuerich. Vierteljahresschrift 51: 358 [secondary reference]

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 293 [secondary reference]

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: 293 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ceratium declinatum G.Karst. legitimate

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

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