Greg., W. (1857), Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 21: 495, pl. 10, fig. 36 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Van Heurck, H.F. (1881), Syn. Diatom. Belgique: pl. 36, figs 15, 16 [basionym]

basionym of: Glyphodesmis distans (W.Greg.) Grunow ex Van Heurck legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Glyphodesmis distans (W.Greg.) Grunow ex Van Heurck legitimate

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