Greg., W. (1857), On the post-Tertiary diatomaceous sand of Glenshira. Part II. Containing an account of a number of additional undescribed species. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 21: 72, pl. 1: fig. 34 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Wood, E.J.F. (1961), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. IV. Descriptions of further sedentary species. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 88: 669–698 [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: Queensland

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

• Distribution: Qld, N.S.W. (Botany Bay)
• Ex.distribution: S Brazil, Mexico (Baja California), Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Virginia), Canary Islands, British Isles, Adriatic Sea, South Africa. Persian Gulf, New Zealand

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