Turner, D. (1819), Fuci: 98, pl. 238 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: On the Southern Coast of New Holland. Mr. Brown.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1848), Algae. Plantae Preissianae: 174 [basionym]

basionym of: Gelidium lucidum (R.Br. ex Turner) Sond. legitimate

Agardh, J.G. (1851), Species genera et ordines algarum: 483 [basionym]

basionym of: Pterocladia lucida (R.Br. ex Turner) J.Agardh legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. & Guiry, M.D. in Womersley, H.B.S. (ed.) (1994), Order Gelidiales. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 1: The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. IIIA: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (ed.) (1994), -. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 1: The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. IIIA: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pterocladia lucida (R.Br. ex Turner) J.Agardh legitimate

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

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