Cleve, P.T. (1895), Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., ser. 2: 77 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Navicula divergentissima Grunow legitimate

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 divergentissima Grunow legitimate

• Comment: Usually in fresh water; also brackish and terrestrial
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld, N.S.W., Vic., Tas., W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Bolivia, U.S.A. (NE), Svalbard, British Isles, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Spain, Romania, China, Subantarctic islands (incl. Heard Island), Antarctica

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