Ehrenberg, C.G. (1841), Über noch zahlreich jetzt lebende Thierarten der Kreidebildung und den Organismus der Polythalamien. Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin aus dem 1839: 151, pl. 4, fig. 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: North Sea (Germany)

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]

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 51 [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, S.A., Qld (Moreton Bay), N.S.W., Tas., W.A. (Shark Bay)
• Ex.distribution: Brazil, Mexico, U.S.A. (Washington), Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick), North Sea, Baltic Sea, Japan, New Zealand

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