Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, C. (ed.) (1846), Algae. Plantae Preissianae: 152 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Ad litus occidentale Novae Hollandiae. Herb. Preiss. No. 2487.

Guiler, E.R. (1952), The marine algae of Tasmania. Check-list with localities. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 86: 74 [secondary reference]

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: 343 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Bryopsis gemellipara J.Agardh legitimate by Guiler, E.R. (1952), The marine algae of Tasmania. Check-list with localities. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 86: 74

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

misapplication: Bryopsis indica A.Gepp & E.Gepp legitimate by 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: 363

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

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

• Comment: Wynne 2005 Contrib. Univ. Mich. Herb. 24:242 indicates that B. australis may be conspecific with B. indica.
• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Melbourne: 26484
• AMANI dist.: South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian, Houtman Abrolhos).

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