Boyer, C.S. (1900), Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1900: 694 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Conferva biddulphiana Sm. 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]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Conferva biddulphiana Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld (Capricorn Coast), N.S.W. (Noosa, Botany Bay, Port Hacking), Vic. (Port Phillip Bay), Tas., W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Brazil, Pacific coast of Mexico, U.S.A. (E coast), Canada (Nova Scotia), British Isles, Baltic Sea, Spain, Canary Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, West Africa, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, New Zealand

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