Smith, W. (1852), Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British Species included in the Genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9: 12, pl. 2, fig. 15 [comb. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855), 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: 303, pl. 11, fig. 17 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kütz.) Rabenh. legitimate

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