Boyer, C.S. (1927), Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 79: 311 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Navicula linearis Grunow legitimate

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]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Navicula linearis Grunow legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caloneis liber var. linearis (Grunow) Cleve legitimate

• Comment: Usually in fresh water
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Noosa), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Venezuela, Mexico (Baja California), Gulf of Mexico, Canada, Canary Islands, Iceland, British Isles, Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Romania, Black Sea, Vietnam, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean

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