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]

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

Round, F.E. et al. (1990), Diatoms: 674 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Navicula gemma Ehrenb. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Navicula gemma Ehrenb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Surirella gemma (Ehrenb.) Kütz. legitimate

• Comment: Estuarine
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Lake Macquarie, Botany Bay, Port Hacking), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: SE and NE Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Canada (New Brunswick), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Micronesia, New Zealand

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