Van Heurck, H.F. (1885), Syn. Diatom. Belgique: 196, pl. 114, figs 3–9 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Triceratium brightwellii T.West 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]

Stosch, H.A. (1986), Some marine diatoms from the Australian Region, especially from Port Phillip Bay and tropical north-eastern Australia. II Survey of the genus Palmeria and of the family Lithodesmiaceae including the new genus Lithodesmioides. Brunonia 9: 29–87 [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]

nomenclatural synonym: Triceratium brightwellii T.West legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld (Torres Str.), N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.
• Ex.distribution: Chile, U.S.A. (NE coast), Canada (E coast), British Isles, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, East Asia, New Zealand

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