Playfair, G. (1907), Some new or less known desmids found in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 198, pl. V, fig. 29 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Fountain in the Sydney Botanical Gardens: New South Wales

Playfair, G. (1907), Some new or less known desmids found in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cosmarium binum var. fontense (Playfair) Playfair legitimate

Playfair, G. (1913), Plankton of the Sydney water-supply. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales XXXVII: 530 [basionym]

basionym of: Cosmarium binum var. fontense (Playfair) Playfair 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]

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