Van Heurck, H.F. (1883), Syn. Diatom. Belgique: pl. 95B, fig. 5 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Moelleria cornuta Cleve 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]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Moelleria cornuta Cleve legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld (Moreton Bay), N.S.W., S.A. (Gulf St Vincent)
• Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (South Carolina, Virginia), British Isles, Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Guinea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, India (Tamil Nadu), Bay of Bengal, Java Sea

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