Smith, W. (1852), Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9: 8, pl. 1, fig. 11 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1856), The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts: 302, pl. 11: fig. 27 [basionym]

basionym of: Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Sm.) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1986), Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Bacillariophyceae 1. Teil Naviculaceae: - [secondary reference]

Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995), Bibliographic checklist of non-marine algae in Australia: - [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. & Nairn, L. (2011), Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia. Edn. Version 1.0: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Sm.) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Sm.) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

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