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basionym: Vibrio paxillifera O.F.Müll. legitimate

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nomenclatural synonym: Vibrio paxillifera O.F.Müll. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bacillaria paradoxa J.F.Gmel. nom. illeg.

• Comment: Estuarine and marine habitats
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld, N.S.W. (Port Hacking, Sydney), Vic. (Gippsland Lakes, Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay), Tas. (Blackman Bay, Georges Bay, Ralphs Bay), S.A., W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Argentina, U.S.A. (S and E coasts), Canada (Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St Lawrence), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, West Africa, SW Asia, New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands

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