Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847), Algae Tasmanicae. London Journal of Botany 6: 408 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. George Town, Mr. Gunn.

Agardh, J.G. (1851), Species genera et ordines algarum: 308 [basionym]

basionym of: Cystoclonium membranaceum (Hook.f. & Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate

Harvey, W.H. (1859), Algae. Flora tasmaniae: 323 [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. (1978), Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: - [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. (1978), Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: 528 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Mychodea gracilaria (Sond.) G.T.Kraft legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1859), Algae. Flora tasmaniae: 323

Kraft, G.T. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Family Mychodeaceae. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Family Mychodeaceae. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mychodea carnosa Hook.f. & Harv. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type is illustrated in Kraft (1978) Australian Journal of Botany 26:fig. 29B.
• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]

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