Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1844), Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen: 137, pl. 18, fig. 9 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Denticula turgida Ehrenb. 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]

John, J. (1983), The diatom flora of the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia. Bibliotheca Phycologica 64: 1–358 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Denticula turgida Ehrenb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cerataulus turgidus (Ehrenb.) Ehrenb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Biddulphia turgida (Ehrenb.) W.Sm. legitimate

• Comment: Marine and estuarine
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.S.W. (Lake Macquarie, Port Hacking), Bass Str., W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (Virginia), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Arabian Sea

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