Ehrenberg, C.G. (1848), Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 6 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Surirella australis Ehrenb. legitimate

Wood, E.J.F. (1961), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. IV. Descriptions of further sedentary species. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 88: 669–698 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Surirella australis Ehrenb. legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld (Cairns)
• Ex.distribution: New Zealand

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