Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1842), Prodromus generum specierumque phycearum novarum: 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Ins. Toud in Freto Torres; d'Urville.

Agardh, J.G. (1852), Species genera et ordines algarum: 483 [basionym]

basionym of: Corallopsis urvillei (Mont.) J.Agardh legitimate

Xia, B.M. & Abbott, I.A. (1987), New species of Polycavernosa Chang & Xia (Gracilariaceae: Rhodophyta) from the western Pacific. Phycologia 26: 414 [basionym]

basionym of: Polycavernosa urvillei (Mont.) B.M.Xia & I.A.Abbott legitimate

Abbott, I.A., Zhang, J. & Xia, B. (1991), Gracilaria mixta, sp. nov. and other western Pacific species of the genus (Rhodophyta: Gracilariaceae). Pacific Science 45: 23 [basionym]

basionym of: Gracilaria urvillei (Mont.) I.A.Abbott legitimate

Withell, A.F., Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Taxonomic studies of the genus Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [secondary reference]

Withell, A.F., Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Taxonomic studies of the genus Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gracilaria urvillei (Mont.) I.A.Abbott legitimate

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

• Comment: Type locality is now known as Warrior Inlet.

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