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basionym: Asterionella frauenfeldii Grunow legitimate

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nomenclatural synonym: Asterionella frauenfeldii Grunow legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Thalassiothrix frauenfeldii (Grunow) Grunow legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.T./Qld (Gulf of Carpentaria), N.S.W. (Sydney), East Australian Current, Tas., NW Shelf
• Ex.distribution: Argentina, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (NW coast), North Sea, Baltic Sea, France, Spain, Portugal, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Japan, Korean Peninsula, W and SW Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, N Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea

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