Perag., H. (1892), Diatomiste 1: 107, pl. 1, figs 3–5 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Rhizosolenia flaccida Castrac. 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]

Revelante, N. & Gilmartin, M. (1978), Characteristics of the microplankton and nanoplankton communities of an Australian coastal plain estuary. Austral. J. Mar. Freshw. Res 29: 9–18 [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]

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 25 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Rhizosolenia flaccida Castrac. legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld (Torres Str., E coast), N.S.W. (North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast), East Australian Current, Vic., Tas. (Bass Str.), S.A. (Gulf St Vincent), W.A. (Perth to Broome).
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (E coast), Canada (Nova Scotia), North Atlantic Ocean, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, West Africa, Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Southern Ocean

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