Lauder (1864), Trans. Microscop. Soc. London, n. ser 12: 79, pl. 8, fig. 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: China (Hong Kong)

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]

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld (Fraser Island, Moreton Bay), N.S.W., Vic., Tas. (Bass Str.), S.A. (Gulf St Vincent)
• Ex.distribution: S Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (California, Virginia), British Isles, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea (Turkey, Egypt), Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, China (Hong Kong), Sea of Japan, SW Pacific Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

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