Hickie, W.J. (1874), Descriptions of a new species of Stauroneis (S. spicula). Monthly Microscopical Journal, London 12: 290 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Not designated

Cleve, P.T. (1894), Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 26(2): 110 [basionym]

basionym of: Navicula spicula (Hickie) Cleve legitimate

Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1986), Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Bacillariophyceae 1. Teil Naviculaceae: - [secondary reference]

Bukhtiyarova, L. (1995), New taxonomic combinations of diatoms (Bacillariophyta). Algologia 5(4): 422 [basionym]

basionym of: Haslea spicula (Hickie) Bukht. 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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Navicula spicula (Hickie) Cleve legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Haslea spicula (Hickie) Bukht. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Haslea spicula (Hickie) Bukht. legitimate

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