Smith, W. (1856), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 2: 89 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Caribbean Sea (Antilles), U.S.A. (New York), Japan, Samoa, French Polynesia (Society Islands)

Smith, W. (1856), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 2: pl. 57, fig. 15 [basionym]

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

Smith, W. (1856), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 2: - [basionym]

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

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: Estuarine and in fresh water
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld, N.S.W., Vic., W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Argentina, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Oregon, South Dakota, Ohio, Great Lakes, Florida, New Jersey), Canada (New Brunswick), British Isles, Baltic Sea, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Canary Islands, Spain, Algeria, Italy, Hungary, Albania, Romania, Turkey, Egypt, Tanzania, South Africa, India, Thailand, Hawaiian Islands

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