Dawson, E.Y. (1953), Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico, Part I: Bangiales to Corallinaceae subf. Corallinoideae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 17: 22, pl. 10, figs 2-4 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Type: Holotype is Dawson 9672, April 1951, in vial 2294 and on slides 1688-1689 in HAHF.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Los Angeles: 500016

Woelkerling, W.J. (1971), Morphology and taxonomy of the Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany. Supplementary Series 1: 40 [basionym]

basionym of: Colaconema spiculiphilum (E.Y.Dawson) Woelk. legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Order Acrochaetiales. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Audouinella spongicola (Weber Bosse) Stegenga legitimate

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

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