Hudson, W. (1762), Flora Anglica ... Pharmacopaeroum Edn. 1st: 486 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Habitat in littore Eboracenf[s]i.

Gray, S.F. (1821), A natural arrangement of British plants: 333 [basionym]

basionym of: Sphacelaria fusca (Huds.) Gray legitimate

Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1982), A taxonomic revision of the European Sphacelariaceae (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae): - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: NEOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sphacelaria fusca (Huds.) Gray legitimate

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

• Comment: Type information from Prud'homme van Reine 1982:220-224.

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