Grönblad, R. (1945), De algis brasiliensibus. Praecipue desmidiaceis in regione inferiore fluminis Amazonas a professore August Ginzberger (Wien). Anno MCMXXVII collectis. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennica. Series B. Opera Biologica 2(6): 15 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Micrasterias papillifera var. evoluta Nordst. legitimate

Croasdale, H.T. & Flint, E.A. (1986), Flora of New Zealand: Freshwater Algae, Chlorophyta, Desmids with ecological comments on their habitats 1: - [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]

nomenclatural synonym: Micrasterias papillifera var. evoluta Nordst. legitimate

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

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