Agardh, J.G. (1889), Species Sargassorum Australiae descriptae et dispositae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 23 (3): 66-67, tab XIX, fig iii [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. ad oras tum occidentales tum orientales Novae Hollandiae (Swan-River, Geographe bay, Israeliten bay; New Sth. Wales (F. de Mueller).

Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Catalogue of marine brown algae (Phaeophyta) of New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island, south-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Silva et al 1996 Univ Calif Public Bot. 79:706 indicates that this is an illegitimate name being a later homonym for S. rubustum Kuntze. Silva lectotypified this name on the Swan River collection.

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sargassum vigorosum P.C.Silva legitimate

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