Schmidt, A., Schmitz, M., Fricke, F., Müller, O., Heiden, H. & Hustedt, F. (1893), Atlas Diatomaceen-kunde, Ser. 4 47: - [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Baltic Sea

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]

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]

John, J. (1990), Mastogloia species associated with active stromatolites in Shark Bay, west coast of Australia. Memoirs of the California Academy of Science 17: - [secondary reference]

Saunders, K., Lane, C., Cook, S., McMinn, A. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Benthic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 101 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld (Noosa), (N.S.W. (Lake Macquarie), Vic. (Lakes Entrance, Lake Tyers, Mallacoota Inlet, Western Port Bay), Tas. (Ansons Bay, Earlham Lagoon, New River Lagoon, Swimcart Lagoon, Wrinklers Lagoon), S.A., W.A. (Perth, Shark Bay), Lord Howe Island
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Baltic Sea, Adriatic Sea, South Africa, South China Sea

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