Agardh, J.G. (1873), Till algernes systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 9: 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. in Oceano pacifico calidiore (Harvey!).
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Lund, Sweden: 16379

Papenfuss, G.F. & Egerod, L.E. (1957), Notes on South African marine Chlorophyceae. Phytomorphology 7: - [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Caulerpa brachypus Harv. legitimate

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

• Comment: Agardh cites 'Harv. Alg. exs. Fr. Isl. n:o 67' in the protologue. Type data from the future 'Algae of Australia' account of this taxon by Ian Price.

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