Turner, D. (1819), Fuci: 15-16, pl. 77 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: New Zealand. Sir C. P. Thurnberg. - Coast of New Holland, parasitical upon other Fuci. Mr. Menzies.

Agardh, C.A. (1822), Species algarum: 343 [basionym]

basionym of: Chondria forsteri (Mert. ex Turner) C.Agardh legitimate

Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: lii [basionym]

basionym of: Laurencia forsteri (Mert. ex Turner) Grev. 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]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

Womersley, H.B.S. (2003), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIID: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Laurencia forsteri (Mert. ex Turner) Grev. legitimate

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

• Comment: Menzies (naturalist/Surgeon, HMS Discovery) was able to collect in Australia only at King George's Sound (October 1791) -- Galloway & Groves 1987 Ann. Nat. Hist. 14(1):17. Type is illustrated in Saito & Womersley 1974 Aust J Bot 22:fig. 8A.

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