Van Heurck, H.F. (1881), Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas: pl. 67, fig. 3 [tax. nov.]

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

Vyverman, W., Vyverman, R., Hodgson, D. & Tyler, P.A. (1995), Diatoms from Tasmanian mountain lakes: a reference data-set (TASDIAT) for environmental reconstruction and a systematic and autecological study. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 33: - [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Nitzschia obtusa var. nana Grunow legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nitzschia ignorata Krasske legitimate

• APC Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
• Distribution: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory

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