Sonder, O.W. (1871), Die Algen des tropischen Australiens. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften 5: 64-65, Tab. II figs 10-12 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Cap York Daemel.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Melbourne: 515999

Kraft, G.T. (2000), Marine and estuarine benthic green algae (Chlorophyta) of Lord Howe Island, South-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 13: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Caulerpa brachypus f. parvifolia (Harv.) Cribb legitimate by Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Catalogue of marine benthic green algae (Chlorophyta) of New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island, south-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 7: 436

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

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

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

• Comment: Unpublished manuscript by Dr. Ian Price synonymised this taxon with Caulerpa brachypus.
• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Lord Howe Island), Western Australia (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef). World: New Guinea.

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