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 fraudulenta Cleve legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym: Nitzschia fraudulenta Cleve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nitzschia seriata Cleve legitimate

• Comment: A potentially toxic species
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.T./Qld (Gulf of Carpentaria), Qld (Coral Sea), East Australian Current, N.S.W. (Lake Macquarie, Port Jackson, Botany Bay, Port Hacking, Eden), Vic. (Port Phillip Bay), Tas. (Derwent Estuary), W.A. (Fremantle, NW Shelf)
• Ex.distribution: Argentina, Mexico (Pacific coast), U.S.A. (Washington, Virginia, Maine), Canada (Prince Edward Island), Iceland, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea, Mediterranean Sea (Spain, Greece, Turkey), NW Africa, Japan, Russia (far-east), New Zealand, Chile

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