Turner, D. (1811), Fuci: 105-106, pl. 179 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: At Kent's Islands, near New Holland. Mr. Brown.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

Agardh, C.A. (1817), Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae: xvi [basionym]

basionym of: Sphaerococcus congesta (R.Br. ex Turner) C.Agardh legitimate

Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: lviii [basionym]

basionym of: Gigartina congesta (R.Br. ex Turner) Grev. legitimate

Agardh, J.G. (1872), Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8: 26 [basionym]

basionym of: Areschougia congesta (R.Br. ex Turner) J.Agardh legitimate

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

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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Areschougia congesta (R.Br. ex Turner) J.Agardh legitimate

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

• Comment: Type is illustrated in Min-Thein & Womersley 1976 Australian Journal of Botany 24:fig. 57A.

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