Agardh, J.G. (1890), Till Algernes Systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 26: 41-42 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. ad oras australes Novae Hollandiae; ex Port Phillip misit Ferd. de Mueller.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Lund, Sweden: 31932

Agardh, J.G. (1899), Analecta algologica. Cont. V. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Års-skrift. Andra Afdelningen. Kongliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handligar 35: 95 [basionym]

basionym of: Helminthora tumens (J.Agardh) J.Agardh legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1965), The Helminthocladiaceae (Rhodophyta) of southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 13: - [secondary reference]

Huisman, J.M. (2006), Nemaliales: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helminthocladia australis Harv. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type illustrated Levring 1953 Arkiv för Botanik 2:492 fig. 23.

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