Triceratiaceae
Auliscus sculptus (W.Sm.) Ralfs ex A.Pritch. , legitimate, scientific
Pritch., A. (1861), History of the Infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and Foreign: 845 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Eupodiscus sculptus W.Sm. 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]
Foged, N. (1978), Diatoms in eastern Australia. Biblioth. Phycol 41: 1–243 [secondary reference]
John, J. (1983), The diatom flora of the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia. Bibliotheca Phycologica 64: 1–358 [secondary reference]
Saunders, K., Lane, C., Cook, S., McMinn, A. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Benthic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 137 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Eupodiscus sculptus W.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Auliscus caelatus Bailey legitimate
  • Comment: In brackish and marine habitats
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: Qld (Moreton Bay), N.S.W. (Lake Macquarie, Port Hacking), Vic. (Lakes Entrance), Tas. (Ralphs Bay, Triabunna), S.A. (Port Lincoln), W.A. (King George Sound, Perth)
  • Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (NE coast), Canada (New Brunswick), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Spain, South Africa, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, New Zealand