Lundell, P.M. (1871), De Desmidiaceis, quae in Suecia inventae sunt, observationes criticae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ser. 3, 8(2): 33, pl. 3, fig. 13 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Sweden

Lundell, P.M. (1871), De Desmidiaceis, quae in Suecia inventae sunt, observationes criticae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ser. 3, 8(2): - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cosmarium quadrifarium var. hexastichum (P.Lundell) Nordst. legitimate

Maskell, W.M. (1889), Further notes on the Desmidieae of New Zealand with descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 21: 19, pl. 3, fig. 32 [basionym]

basionym of: Cosmarium quadrifarium var. hexastichum (P.Lundell) Nordst. legitimate

Croasdale, H.T. & Flint, E.A. (1988), Flora of New Zealand: Freshwater Algae, Chlorophyta, Desmids with ecological comments on their habitats 2: - [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: - [secondary reference]

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