Cleve & Grove (1891), Diatomiste: 59, pl. 9, fig. 11 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Indonesia (Makassar Str.), Philippines

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]

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]

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

• Comment: In brackish water, marine and hypersaline habitats
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Sydney), W.A. (Shark Bay)
• Ex.distribution: Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (Florida), southern India, Indonesia (Makassar Str.), Philippines

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