Weber-van Bosse, A.A. (1921), Liste des algues du Siboga II Rhodophyceae Premiere Partie Protoflorideae, Nemalionales, Cryptonemiales: 195-196, figs 56. 57 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Iles Aru, leg. Tissot van Patot; recolte sur le rivage.

Woelkerling, W.J. (1971), Morphology and taxonomy of the Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany. Supplementary Series 1: 41 [basionym]

basionym of: Colaconema spongicola (Weber Bosse) Woelk. legitimate

Stegenga, H. (1985), The marine Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta) of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 51: 314 [basionym]

basionym of: Audouinella spongicola (Weber Bosse) Stegenga 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]

orthographic variant: Acrochaetium spongicolum orth. var.

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 spongicola (Weber Bosse) Stegenga legitimate

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

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