Smith, W. (1856), A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, functions and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens Vol. 2: 18, pl. 60, fig. 373 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Grunow, A. (1862), Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 368 [basionym]

basionym of: Fragilaria harrisonii (W.Sm.) Grunow legitimate

Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991), Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Bacillariophyceae 1. Teil Centrales, Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae 2/3: - [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: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fragilaria leptostauron (Ehrenb.) Hust. var. leptostauron legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Fragilaria harrisonii (W.Sm.) Grunow legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Staurosirella leptostauron (Ehrenb.) D.M.Williams & Round legitimate

Morales, E.A, Wetzel, C.E, Van de Vijver, B. & Ector, L. (2015), Morphological studies on type material of widely cited araphid diatoms (Bacillariophyta). Phycologia 54(5): 468 [basionym]

basionym of: Staurosirella harrisonii (W.Sm.) E.Morales & C.E.Wetzel legitimate

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2021), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Staurosirella harrisonii (W.Sm.) E.Morales & C.E.Wetzel legitimate

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