Smith, W. (1852), Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9: 7, pl. 1, fig. 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855), The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts: 303, pl. 11, fig. 20 [basionym]

basionym of: Gyrosigma distortum (W.Sm.) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Gyrosigma spenceri (Bailey ex J.T.Quekett) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma distortum (W.Sm.) J.W.Griff. & Henfr. legitimate

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