Heydrich, F. (1897), Neue kalkalgen von deutsche-Neu-Guinea (Kaiser Wilhelms-Land). Bibliotheca Botanica Bd 41: 3-4 taf. I fig 8-10 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Vorkommen: An Corallen und freiliegend auf dem Meeresgrund, von den Tali-Inseln, Deutsch-Neu-Guinea.

Heydrich, F. (1897), Melobesieae. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 412 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydr.) Heydr. legitimate

Foslie, M. (1901), Bieten die Heydrich'schen Melobesian - arbeiten eine sichere Grundlage?. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1901 (2): 24 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum moluccense f. pygmaeum (Heydr.) Foslie legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. & Lamy, D. (1998), Non-geniculate Coralline Red Algae and the Paris Museum: Systematics and Scientific History: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: [Accession No. unknown]

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydr.) Heydr. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type is apparently missing.

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