Donkin (1858), Trans. Microscop. Soc. London 6: 23, pl. 3, fig. 6 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Van Heurck, H.F. (1885), Syn. Diatom. Belgique: 119 [basionym]

basionym of: Donkinia recta (Donkin) Grunow legitimate

Cleve, P.T. (1894), Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., ser. 2 26: 119 [basionym]

basionym of: Gyrosigma rectum (Donkin) Cleve legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Donkinia recta (Donkin) Grunow legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Gyrosigma rectum (Donkin) Cleve legitimate

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