Agardh, J.G. (1848), Species genera et ordines algarum: 214-216 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. in mari australi ad oras novae Hollandiae occidentales (Mus. Paris!).
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: [Accession No. unknown]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (1891), Revisio generum plantarum: 895 [basionym]

basionym of: Gongolaria prolifera (J.Agardh) Kuntze legitimate

Schmidt, O. C. (1938), Beitrage zur Systematik der Phaeophyten. I. Hedwigia 77: 230 [basionym]

basionym of: Hormophysa prolifera (J.Agardh) O.C.Schmidt 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]

Huisman, J.M. (2000), Marine Plants of Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmel.) P.C.Silva legitimate

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

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