Bacillariaceae
Nitzschia plana W.Sm. , legitimate, scientific
Smith, W. (1853), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 1: 42, pl. 15, fig. 114 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Great Britain
Crosby, L.H. & Wood, E.J.F. (1959), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. II. Normally epontic and benthic genera. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 86: 1–58 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: Bass Str.
  • Ex.distribution: Mexico (Baja California), Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, British Isles, Baltic Sea, Adriatic Sea, Sri Lanka