| Name | Nitzschia linearis W. Smith |
| Authorship | W. Smith |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Nitzschia Hassall |
| Citation | 1853 Syn. Brit. Diat. 1: 39, t. XIII [13], fig. 110 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Nitzschia linearis W. Smith |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2) |