Agardh, J.G. (1889), Species Sargassorum Australiae descriptae et dispositae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 23 (3): 83 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Fucus fissifolius Mert. legitimate

Phillips, J.A. & Price, I.R. (1997), A catalogue of Phaeophyta (brown algae) from Queensland, Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10 (5): - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Fucus fissifolius Mert. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sargassum spinuligerum var. fissifolia (Mert.) Grunow legitimate

• APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

• AMANI dist.: Queensland (Great Barrier Reef).

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