Gilbert, W.J. (1965), Contributions to the marine Chlorophyta of Hawaii, II additional records. Pacific Science 19: 486-489, fig. 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Gilbert 9214, TYPUS, in superficie inferiore rupis lacui minuente aestu imminentis, in loco Hookipa Park, East Maui dicto, m. March 24, 1959 lectus. .... Collection: Gilbert 9214, TYPE, on the under surface of a rocky overhang in tide pool, Hookipa Park, East Maui, Hawaiian Islands, March 24, 1959.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: University of Michigan: Gilbert 9214

Kraft, G.T. (2000), Marine and estuarine benthic green algae (Chlorophyta) of Lord Howe Island, South-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 13: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kütz. legitimate by Okamura, K. (1931), On the marine algae from Kotosho (Botel Tobago). Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 2: 96 misapplication: Cladophora pellucida (Huds.) Kütz. legitimate by Okamura, K. (1936), Nippon Kaisoshi: 53

Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cladophora meridonialis Sakai & T.Yoshida legitimate misapplication: Cladophora patula Sakai nom. illeg. by Sakai, Y. (1964), The species of Cladophora from Japan and its vicinity. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research; Faculty of Science of the Hokkaido (Imperial) University 5 (1): 22

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.

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

• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Lord Howe Island). World: Hawaii, Taiwan, E. South Africa.

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