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basionym: Navicula weissflogii A.W.F.Schmidt legitimate

Crosby, L.H. & Wood, E.J.F. (1959), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. II. Normally epontic and benthic genera. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 86: 1–58 [secondary reference]

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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]

Saunders, K., Lane, C., Cook, S., McMinn, A. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Benthic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 109 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Navicula weissflogii A.W.F.Schmidt legitimate

• Comment: In brackish and marine habitats
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld, N.S.W. (Lake Conjola), W.A.
• Ex.distribution: Brazil, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (NE coast), British Isles, North Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Borneo, New Zealand, Samoa, Hawaiian Islands

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