Grunow, A. (1860), Über neue oder ungenügend gekannte Algen. Erste Folge, Diatomeen, Familie Naviculaceen. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlechen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 10: 516 [tax. nov.]

Rabenhorst, L. (1864), Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis: 222 [basionym]

basionym of: Pinnularia stauroptera (Grunow) Rabenh. legitimate

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]

• APC Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Queensland

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

taxonomic synonym of: Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenb.) O.Müll. legitimate

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