Mangin, L. (1917), Sur le Chaetoceros criophilus Castr., espece caracteristique des mers antarctique. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences 164: 774, figs 1-3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Antarctica

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]

Scott, F.J. & Thomas, D.P. in Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. (ed.) (2005), Diatoms. Antarctic Marine Protists: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.

ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [secondary reference]

• AMANI dist.: Australian Antarctic Territory, Cosmopolitan
• Graphic: Scott & Thomas 2004:fig 2.14 b
• Nutrition: Autotrophic
• Habit: Planktonic

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

• Comment: A toxic, bloom-forming species
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Port Hacking, Port Jackson), Vic. (Port Phillip Bay), W.A. (Perth, Roebuck Bay, Scotts Reef)
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Washington), Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick), British Isles, Baltic Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, New Zealand, Antarctica

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2021), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]

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