Taylor, W.R. (1950), Plants of Bikini and other Northern Marshall Islands: 90, pl. 43 fig. 1, pl. 49, pl. 50 fig. 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Rongelap Atoll: Naen I., growing in shallow water over deep sand, on the lagoon-side reef, with very notable "root"; common, 17 July, no. 46-591 (Type).
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: University of Michigan: Taylor 46-591

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]

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

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

• AMANI dist.: Queensland (Great Barrier Reef). World: Aldabra, Amirante Is, Chagos Arch., Kenya, Seychelles.

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