Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844), Mittheilung über 2 neue Lager von Gebirgsmassen aus Infusorien als Meeres-Absatz in Nord-Amerika und eine Vergleichung derselben mit den organischen Kreide-Gebilden in Europa und Afrik. Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1844: 76, fig. 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: U.S.A. (Maryland)

Crosby, L.H. & Wood, E.J.F. (1958), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. I. Planktonic and allied species. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 85: 483–530 [secondary reference]

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]

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

• Comment: Marine and estuarine
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, N.S.W. (Port Hacking)
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Maryland), Adriatic Sea, Arabian Sea, Thailand, South China Sea, New Zealand

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