Hasle (1972), Taxon 21: 544 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Coscinosira mediterranea Schröd. legitimate

Hallegraeff, G.M. (1984), Species of the diatom genus Thalassiosira in Australian waters. Botanica Marina 27: 495–513 [secondary reference]

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 60 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Coscinosira mediterranea Schröd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thalassiosira stellaris Hasle & Guillard legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Sydney, Port Hacking), Vic. (Port Phillip Bay)
• Ex.distribution: Argentina, Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Japan

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