Kuetzing, F.T. (1862), Tabulae phycologicae: 21, tab 69, figs a-d [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Ad oras britanicas prope Kilkee: Harvey.

Ardissone, F. (1871), Rivista dei Ceramii della flora Italiana. Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano 3: 40 [basionym]

basionym of: Ceramium flaccidum (Kütz.) Ardiss. legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Lund, Sweden: 940, 265 .... 55

Cho, T.O., Boo, S.M., Hommersand, M.H., Maggs, C.A., McIvor, L.J. & Fredericq, S. (2008), Gayliella gen. nov. in the tribe Ceramieae (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Phycology 44: 723 [basionym]

basionym of: Gayliella flaccida (Kütz.) T.O.Cho & L.M.McIvor legitimate

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gayliella flaccida (Kütz.) T.O.Cho & L.M.McIvor legitimate

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

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