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]

Hasle (1993), Beih. Nova Hedwigia 106: 318 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Nitzschia americana Hasle legitimate

Hallegraeff, G.M. (1994), Species of the diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia in Australian waters. Botanica Marina 37: 397–411 [secondary reference]

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 66 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Nitzschia americana Hasle legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.T./Qld (Gulf of Carpentaria), Tas. (River Derwent)
• Ex.distribution: Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Pacific coast of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (California, NE coast), Canada (Bay of Fundy), Netherlands, South Africa, Vietnam, Japan

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