Hustedt, F. (1933), Rabenhorst’s Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz: 572, fig. 1007 [tax. nov.]

basionym: Stigmophora rostrata G.C.Wall. 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]

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Stigmophora rostrata G.C.Wall. legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: NW Australia, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea, N Tasman Sea
• Ex.distribution: SW Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Virginia), NW Africa, Indian Ocean, Philippines, N Pacific Ocean, E Pacific Ocean (Chile)

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