Gran, H.H. (1897). Protophyta: Diatomaceae, Silicoflagellata and Cilioflagellata. Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Botanik. Christiana, Grøndahl & Søns, pp. 1-36, pl. 1-4. page(s): p. 25; pl. 3, fig. 44, 45 [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Chaetoceros externus Gran, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160522 on 2026-07-01
original descriptionGran, H.H. (1897). Protophyta: Diatomaceae, Silicoflagellata and Cilioflagellata. Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Botanik. Christiana, Grøndahl & Søns, pp. 1-36, pl. 1-4. page(s): p. 25; pl. 3, fig. 44, 45 [details]
additional sourceHartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235[details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymyHällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online athttp://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf[details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Spelling Referred to by N. I. Hendey as Chaetoceros externum. [details]