Bailey, J.W. (1854), Smithsonian Contrib. Knowl: 10, pl. 1, fig. 12 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Canada (Nova Scotia)

Wood, E.J.F., Crosby, L.H. & Cassie, V. (1959), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. III. Descriptions of further discoid species. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 87: 211–219 [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Also in brackish water
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Vic. (Gippsland Lakes)
• Ex.distribution: Argentina, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (Alabama, Florida), Canada (Nova Scotia), Greenland (W coast), Iceland, Canary Islands, Norwegian Sea, Arabian Sea, New Zealand, Campbell Island, Samoa

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