Drew, K.M. (1928), A revision of the genera Chantransia, Rhodochorton, and Acrochaetium with descriptions of the marine species of Rhodochorton (Naeg.) gen. emend. on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 14: 188-189, pl. 46, figs 70-75 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Forming scarlet red patches, chiefly at the base of the frond of Porphya perforata. Land's End and Fort Point San Francisco. February, April, November, September. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. no. 294552 (Gardner, no. 3276). For good endophytic filaments see Herb. Univ. Calif. no. 294551 (Gardner, no 4108). Type locality, Land's End, San Francisco.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: University of California: 294552

Smith, G. M. (1944), Marine algae of the Monterey Peninsula: 177 [basionym]

basionym of: Acrochaetium porphyrae (K.M.Drew) G.M.Sm. legitimate

Papenfuss, G.F. (1945), Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 325 [basionym]

basionym of: Chromastrum porphyrae (K.M.Drew) Papenf. legitimate

Papenfuss, G.F. (1947), Further contributions toward an understanding of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18 (19): 438 [basionym]

basionym of: Kylinia porphyrae (K.M.Drew) Papenf. legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. (1971), Morphology and taxonomy of the Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany. Supplementary Series 1: 50 [basionym]

basionym of: Colaconema porphyrae (K.M.Drew) Woelk. legitimate

Garbary, D.J. (1979), Numerical taxonomy and generic circumscription in the Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina 22: 490 [basionym]

basionym of: Audouinella porphyrae (K.M.Drew) Garbary legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Audouinella porphyrae (K.M.Drew) Garbary legitimate

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

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