Chauvin, F.J. (1842), Recherches sur l'organisation, la fructification et la classification de plusieurs genres d'algues, ....Essai d'une répartition des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux dans classe des Algues: 33-35 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Trouvee une seule fois, en septembre 1834 sur les cotes du calvados a Arromanches, croissant sur plusiers Hydrophytes en place, ....

Zanardini, G. (1847), Notizie intorno alle cellulari marine delle lagune e de'litorali di Venezia. Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 6: 249 [basionym]

basionym of: Goniotrichum elegans (Chauv.) Zanardini legitimate

May, V. (1965), A census and key to the species of Rhodophyceae (red algae) recorded from Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3: 352 [basionym]

basionym of: Stylonema elegans (Chauv.) V.May legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) K.M.Drew legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

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

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