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]

Hallegraeff, G.M. (1986), Taxonomy and morphology of the marine plankton diatoms Thalassionema and Thalassiothrix. Diatom Res 1: - [secondary reference]

Hasle, G.R. & Syvertsen, E.E. (1997), Identifying Marine Diatoms & Dinoflagellates: - [comb. nov.]

basionym: Thalassiothrix delicatula Cupp legitimate

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 74 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Thalassiothrix delicatula Cupp legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thalassiothrix heteromorpha G.Karst. legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.T./Qld (Gulf of Carpentaria), N.S.W. (Sydney), East Australian Current, NW Shelf
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (California, NE coast), Spain, Portugal, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, NW Africa, Bay of Bengal, Indonesia, Peru, South Pacific Ocean

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