Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838), Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen: 217, pl. 18, fig. 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Austria

Woodhead, N. & Tweed, R.D. (1954), The freshwater algae of Anglesey and Caernarvonshire. Series 2. North Western Naturalist 26: 278 [basionym]

basionym of: Gomphonema truncatum var. capitatum (Ehrenb.) Woodhead & Tweed legitimate

Reichardt, E. (2001), Lange-Bertalot Festschrift: 212, pl. 10, figs 1–22; pl. 11, figs 4–7 [basionym]

basionym of: Gomphonema pala E.Reichardt legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gomphonema truncatum var. capitatum (Ehrenb.) Woodhead & Tweed legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gomphonema pala E.Reichardt legitimate

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gomphonema constrictum var. capitatum (Ehrenb.) Grunow legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gomphonema truncatum var. capitatum (Ehrenb.) Woodhead & Tweed legitimate

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