Heydrich, F. (1897), Melobesieae. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 413 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melobesia patena Hook.f. & Harv. legitimate

Harvey, A.S., Woelkerling, W.J. & Wilks, K.M. (1994), The genus Synarthrophyton (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Phycologia 33: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Synarthrophyton patena (Hook.f. & Harv.) R.A.Towns. legitimate

Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1995), An account of southern Australian species of Lithothamnion (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 8: - [secondary reference]

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

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