Kuetzing, F.T. (1856), Tabulae phycologicae: 14, pl. 38 fig. 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Van Diemens Land: J. D. Hooker.

Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: - [secondary reference]

Ricker, R.W. (1987), Taxonomy and Biogeography of Macquarie Island Seaweeds: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ulva hookeriana (Kütz.) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland legitimate

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

• Comment: This binomial was placed in synonymy with E. bulbosa. Womersley 1984 The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia Pt I makes no mention of this name.

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