Agardh, C.A. (1822), Species algarum: 354-355 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: "Fucus N:o 21." Mus. Paris. Ad oras novae Hollandiae. Vidi in collectione Musaei Parisiensis.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: ""No. 21""

Agardh, J.G. (1876), Species genera et ordines algarum: 561 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypnea ramentacea (C.Agardh) J.Agardh legitimate

Agardh, J.G. (1885), Till Algernes Systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 21: 57 [basionym]

basionym of: Merrifieldia ramentacea (C.Agardh) J.Agardh legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hypnea ramentacea (C.Agardh) 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]

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

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