Mastogloiaceae
Mastogloia lanceolata Thwaites ex W.Sm. , legitimate, scientific
Smith, W. (1856), Syn. Brit. Diatomaceae 2: 64; pl. 54, fig. 340 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Great Britain
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]
  • Comment: Estuarine and in hypersaline habitats
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: Vic. (Gippsland Lakes, Lake Tyers), Tas. (Ansons Bay, Big Lagoon, Great Mussleroe Bay, Moulting Lagoon), W.A. (Shark Bay)
  • Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (E coast), British Isles, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea (Spain, Italy, Greece), Jordan, Russia (Lake Baikal)