Fragilariaceae
Staurosirella leptostauron (Ehrenb.) D.M.Williams & Round , legitimate, scientific
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]
Williams, D.M. & Round (1987), Diatom Res 2: - [comb. nov.]
basionym: Biblarium leptostauron Ehrenb. legitimate
McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Biblarium leptostauron Ehrenb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Odontidium harrisonii W.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Fragilaria harrisonii (W.Sm.) Grunow legitimate
  • Comment: Usually in fresh water, rarely brackish
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: N.S.W. (Lake Macquarie, Nepean River)
  • Ex.distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Utah, Great Lakes), British Isles, Germany, Baltic Sea, Spain, Romania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, China