Harvey, W.H. (1849), Nereis australis: 99, tab. XXXVIII [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. South Australia, at Port Philip, Mrs Mallard. (v. s. in Herb. T. C. D. comm. cl. N. B. Ward.)
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]

Areschoug, J.E. in Agardh, J.G. (1852), Ordo XII: Corallineae. Species genera et ordines algarum: 551 [basionym]

basionym of: Arthrocardia wardii (Harv.) Aresch. legitimate

De Toni, G.B. (1905), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum: 1828 [basionym]

basionym of: Cheilosporum wardii (Harv.) De Toni legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. & Johansen, H.W. (1988), The genus Arthrocardia (Corallinaceae: Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 112: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. & Johansen, H.W. (1988), The genus Arthrocardia (Corallinaceae: Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 112: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthrocardia wardii (Harv.) Aresch. legitimate

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

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