Greg., W. (1857), Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 21: 501, pl. 11, fig. 50 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Pritchard, A. (1861), History of the Infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and Foreign: 835 [basionym]

basionym of: Actinocyclus subtilis (W.Greg.) Ralfs legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Actinocyclus subtilis (W.Greg.) Ralfs legitimate

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