Sonder, O.W. (1845), Nova Algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Preiss, Ph.Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3: 55 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No type statement is found in Sonder 1845.

Agardh, J.G. (1847), Nya alger fran Mexico. Öfversigt af Forhandligar Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien 4: 16 [basionym]

basionym of: Eucheuma speciosum (Sond.) J.Agardh 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]

nomenclatural synonym: Gigartina ornata Sond. ex Kütz. nom. inval., nom. nud.

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: 326 [basionym]

basionym of: Betaphycus speciosum (Sond.) Doty legitimate

Huisman, J.M. (2000), Marine Plants of Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Betaphycus speciosum (Sond.) Doty legitimate

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

• Comment: See Sonder 1848 in Lehmann's 'Plantae Preissianae' .

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