Shadbolt, G. (1854), Trans. Microscop. Soc. London, n. ser: 14, pl. 1, fig. 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: South Africa

Van Heurck, H.F. (1896), A treatise on the Diatomaceae. Translated by W.E. Baxter: 365 [basionym]

basionym of: Podocystis spathulata (Shadbolt) Van Heurck legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Podocystis spathulata (Shadbolt) Van Heurck legitimate

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