Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1844), Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen: 33, pl. 5/12, figs 1–4 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Navicula westermannii Ehrenb. legitimate

Crosby, L.H. & Wood, E.J.F. (1959), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. II. Normally epontic and benthic genera. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 86: 1–58 [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]

• Comment: Vulnerable (ANZECC)
• APC Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
• Distribution: New South Wales

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

nomenclatural synonym: Navicula westermannii Ehrenb. legitimate

• Comment: In freshwater and brackish habitats
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Lake Conjola)
• Ex.distribution: U.S.A. (Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Great Lakes), North Sea, Denmark, Baltic Sea

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Epithemia turgida var. westermannii (Ehrenb.) Grunow legitimate

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