Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838), Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen: 189 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Germany

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]

Foged, N. (1978), Diatoms in eastern Australia. Biblioth. Phycol 41: 1–243 [secondary reference]

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

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

• Comment: In freshwater and estuarine habitats
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Port Hacking), Vic. (Lakes Entrance), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: S Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, U.S.A. (Oregon, Florida, Virginia), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Finland, Germany, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Romania, Black Sea, South Africa, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Japan, Antarctica

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