Smith, W. (1853), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 1: 36, pl. 10, fig. 77 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Smith, W. (1853), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 1: 118 [basionym]

basionym of: Nitzschia acuminata (W.Sm.) Grunow legitimate

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

John, J. (1983), The diatom flora of the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia. Bibliotheca Phycologica 64: 1–358 [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Marine and in brackish water
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Byron Bay), Vic. (Lakes Entrance), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: S Brazil, Mexico (Baja California), Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (Great Lakes), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Spain, Romania, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Vietnam

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