Penrose, D.L. in Womersley, H.B.S. (ed.) (1996), Hydrolithon, Pneophyllum, Spongites & Neogoniolithon. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 5: The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: 265 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Lithophyllum rupestre Foslie legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Lithophyllum rupestre Foslie legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Mesophyllum rupestre (Foslie) W.H.Adey legitimate

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.
• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Victoria (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).

ABRS (2024), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2024 (Australian algal updates): - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Harveylithon rupestre (Foslie) A.Rösler, Perfectti, V.Peña & J.C.Braga legitimate

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