Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847), Algae Tasmanicae. London Journal of Botany 6: 409 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. George Town, Mr. Gunn.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 554 [basionym]

basionym of: Areschougia laurencia (Hook.f. & Harv.) Harv. legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

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: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Areschougia congesta (R.Br. ex Turner) J.Agardh legitimate

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

• Comment: Type is illustrated in Min-Thein & Womersley (1976) Australian Journal of Botany 24:fig. 57B.

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