Dickie, G. (1876), Notes on algae collected by H.N. Moseley, M.A., of H.M.S. 'Challenger', chiefly obtained in Torres Straits, coasts of Japan, and Juan Fernandez. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 15: 451 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No type statement is found in Dickie 1876.

Murray, G. (1889), On Boodlea, a new genus of Siphonocladaceae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 25: 245, pl. 49 [basionym]

basionym of: Boodlea coacta (Dickie) G.Murray & De Toni legitimate

Lewis, J.A. (1987), Checklist and bibliography of benthic marine macroalgae from Northern Australia. III. Chlorophyta: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Boodlea coacta (Dickie) G.Murray & De Toni 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]

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

• Comment: In the foward to Dickie 1876 he fowards a note from Moseley, " These algae were found at Somerset, at low-tide mark; dredged at Cape York in 5-8 fathoms, and off Wednesday Island Torres Straits. From these three localitites the specimens were unfortunately mixed.".

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