Leud.-Fort. (1879), Mém. Soc. d'Emul. Côtes-du-Nord 1879: 61, pl. 6, fig. 63 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Sri Lanka

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]

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

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia (King George Sound)
• Ex.distribution: NE Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf ('cf.'), Mozambique Channel, Sri Lanka, Philippines, China

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