Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855), The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts: 303, pl. 11, fig. 17 [comb. nov.]

nomenclatural synonym: Pleurosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) W.Sm. legitimate

John, J. (1983), The diatom flora of the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia. Bibliotheca Phycologica 64: 1–358 [secondary reference]

Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995), Bibliographic checklist of non-marine algae in Australia: 33 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. & Nairn, L. (2011), Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia. Edn. Version 1.0: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pleurosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) W.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gyrosigma kuetzingii (Grunow) Cleve legitimate

• Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
• Distribution: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

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

nomenclatural synonym: Pleurosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) W.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pleurosigma distortum W.Sm. legitimate

• Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Comment: Usually in fresh water; also estuarine and marine
• Distribution: N.T., Qld, N.S.W., Vic., W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Oklahoma, Florida, Virginia), Canary Islands, Spain, British Isles, Albania, Romania, Black Sea, Nigeria, India (West Bengal), Vietnam

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kütz.) Rabenh. legitimate

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