Turner, D. (1819), Fuci: 17-18, pl. 78 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: In the Red Sea. Viscount Valentia.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

Harvey, W.H. (1834), Notice of a collection of algae, communicated to Dr. Hooker by the late Mrs. Charles Telfair, from 'Cap Malheureux', in the Mauritus; with descriptions of some new and little known species. Journal of Botany (Hooker) 1: 153 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypnea musciformis var. valentiae (Turner) Harv. legitimate

Montagne, J.P.F.C. in Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. (1841), Plantae Cellulaires. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries: 161 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypnea valentiae (Turner) Mont. legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hypnea valentiae (Turner) Mont. 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: - [secondary reference]

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

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