Lamouroux, J.V. (1816), Histoire des polypiers coralligenes flexibles: 298 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Corallina fragilissima L. legitimate

Lewis, J.A. (1984), Checklist and bibliography of benthic marine macroalgae recorded from Northern Australia. I. Rhodophyta: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Metagoniolithon graniferum (Harv.) Weber-van Bosse legitimate by Saenger, P. (1979), Records of subtidal algae from Swains Reef complex, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 90: 54

Price, I.R. & Scott, F.J. (1992), The Turf Algal Flora of the Great Barrier Reef. Part 1 Rhodophyta: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Corallina fragilissima L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphiroa debilis Kütz. legitimate

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

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

• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian), Northern Territory (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef, Peronian). World: Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Philippines.

Huisman, J.M. (2018), Algae of Australia: Marine benthic algae of north-western Australia. 2. Red algae: 104 [secondary reference]

ABRS (2025), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2025 (Australian algal updates): - [secondary reference]

• Distribution: Reveley Is. south to Coral Bay W.A. Northern Territory, Thursday Is. south to North Reef QLD, Lord Howe Is

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