Sonder, O.W. (1853), Plantae Muellerianae: Algae. Linnaea 25: 661 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Rivoli-Bay, Octob.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Melbourne: 503815

Weber-van Bosse, A.A. (1898), Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15: 349, pl. XXIX, fig. 5 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa hypnoides var. muelleri (Sond.) Weber Bosse legitimate

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: 367 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sond.) Womersley legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1984), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part I: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1984), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part I: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sond.) Womersley legitimate

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

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