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basionym: Cresswellia turris Grev. legitimate

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]

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

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 19 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cresswellia turris Grev. legitimate

• Comment: A marine and estuarine species
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld (Torres Str.), N.S.W. (Port Stephens, Sydney), Vic., Tas. (Bass Str.), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Canada (Bay of Fundy), British Isles, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Canary Islands, Black Sea, SW Asia, New Zealand, Pacific coast of South America

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