Grunow, A. (1862), Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 581, pl. 28/12, fig. 35 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Adriatic Sea

Foged, N. (1978), Diatoms in eastern Australia. Biblioth. Phycol 41: 1–243 [secondary reference]

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Marine and freshwater
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld (Noosa), N.S.W. (Byron Bay)
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (Florida), Canary Islands, Adriatic Sea, Albania, Persian Gulf

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