Harvey, W.H. (1855), Algae. Flora novae-zelandiae: 554 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Fremantle, G. Clifton, Esq.

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: 103 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptosomia rosea (Harv.) Womersley legitimate

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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptosomia rosea (Harv.) Womersley legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: Trav. set #347

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

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