Heydrich, F. (1897), Neue kalkalgen von deutsche-Neu-Guinea (Kaiser Wilhelms-Land). Bibliotheca Botanica Bd 41: 6-7 taf. I figs 11 a&b [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Vorkommen. An Corallen vor den Tami-Inseln im Huon-Golf, Deutsch-Neu-Guinea.

Foslie, M. (1898), List of species of the lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1898 (3): 8 [basionym]

basionym of: Goniolithon onkodes (Heydr.) Foslie legitimate

Heydrich, F. (1901), Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 533 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum onkodes (Heydr.) Heydr. legitimate

Foslie, M. (1909), Algologiske notiser VI. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1909 (2): 57 [basionym]

basionym of: Porolithon onkodes (Heydr.) Foslie legitimate

Penrose, D. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1988), A taxonomic reassessment of Hydrolithon Foslie, Porolithon Foslie and Pseudolithophyllum Lemoine emend. Adey (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) and their relationships to Spongites Kuetzing. Phycologia 27: 159 [basionym]

basionym of: Spongites onkodes (Heydr.) Penrose & Woelk. legitimate

Penrose, D. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1992), A reappraisal of Hydrolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) and its relationships to Spongites. Phycologia 31: 81 [basionym]

basionym of: Hydrolithon onkodes (Heydr.) Penrose & Woelk. legitimate

Penrose, D.L. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), Hydrolithon, Pneophyllum, Spongites & Neogoniolithon. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Trondheim: Heydrich 97

Penrose, D.L. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), Hydrolithon, Pneophyllum, Spongites & Neogoniolithon. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hydrolithon onkodes (Heydr.) Penrose & Woelk. legitimate

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

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