diff --git a/nowcast/figures/research/time_series_plots.py b/nowcast/figures/research/time_series_plots.py
index 29d3d670..adcc0809 100644
--- a/nowcast/figures/research/time_series_plots.py
+++ b/nowcast/figures/research/time_series_plots.py
@@ -47,15 +47,13 @@ def make_figure(
     theme=nowcast.figures.website_theme,
 ):
     """
-    :param xr_dataset: Hourly average 3d biological fields
-                       (ubcSSg3DBiologyFields1hV17-02) and tracer fields
-                       (ubcSSg3DTracerFields1hV17-02) from the gridapp datasets
-                       of the data server ERDAPP
+    :param xr_dataset: Hourly average 3d biological fields and tracer fields
+                       from the gridapp datasets of the data server ERDAPP
                        (https://salishsea.eos.ubc.ca/erddap/griddap/index.html?page=1&itemsPerPage=1000).
     :type xr_dataset: :class:`xarray.core.dataset.Dataset`
 
     :param left_variable: One of the data variables among 'nitrate',
-                          'mesozooplankton', 'ciliates', 'temperature'.
+                          'mesozooplankton', 'microzooplankton', 'temperature'.
     :type left_variable: :class:`xarray.Variable`
 
     :param right_variable: One of the data variables among 'diatoms',
diff --git a/nowcast/workers/make_plots.py b/nowcast/workers/make_plots.py
index c847eef1..91cf0031 100644
--- a/nowcast/workers/make_plots.py
+++ b/nowcast/workers/make_plots.py
@@ -514,11 +514,6 @@ def _prep_nowcast_green_research_fig_functions(
             "cmap": cmocean.cm.algae,
             "depth integrated": True,
         },
-        "ciliates": {
-            "nemo var": "ciliates",
-            "cmap": cmocean.cm.algae,
-            "depth integrated": True,
-        },
         "flagellates": {
             "nemo var": "flagellates",
             "cmap": cmocean.cm.algae,
@@ -625,7 +620,7 @@ def _prep_nowcast_green_research_fig_functions(
             },
             "mesodinium_flagellates_timeseries": {
                 "function": time_series_plots.make_figure,
-                "args": (bio_dataset, "ciliates", "flagellates", place),
+                "args": (bio_dataset, "microzooplankton", "flagellates", place),
             },
             "mesozoo_microzoo_timeseries": {
                 "function": time_series_plots.make_figure,