Kolbe (1955), Göteborgs Kungl. Vetensk.- Vitterhets-Samhälle: 178 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Spinigera bacillaris Heiden & Kolbe legitimate

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]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Spinigera bacillaris Heiden & Kolbe legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia
• Ex.distribution: South Atlantic Ocean, Canada (British Columbia), U.S.A. (California), North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland, Mediterranean Sea (Italy), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Antarctica

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