original description(ofPinnularia major var. pulchella Boyer, 1916 †)Boyer, C.S. (1916). The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity. J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 143 pp., 40 plates. page(s): p. 102; pl. 28, fig. 2 [details]
new combination referenceKrammer, K. (2000). The genus Pinnularia. In: H. Lange-Bertalot (ed.), Diatoms of Europe, Diatoms of the European Inland waters and comparable habitats. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G.,, 1: pp. 1-703 page(s): p. 186 [details]