Lauder (1864), Trans. Microscop. Soc. London, n. ser 12: 78, pl. 8, fig. 6a, b [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]

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: 33 [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, N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A. (Gulf St Vincent)
• Ex.distribution: U.S.A. (E coast), Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), Canary Islands, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, China, Sea of Japan

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