Harvey, W.H. (1855), Short characters of some new genera and species of algae discovered on the coast of the colony of Victoria, Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15: 334 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Cast ashore, Phillip Island, Western Port. Rare.

Wollaston, E.M. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1998), Tribe Crouanieae Schmitz 1889:451. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.
• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Melbourne: 517745

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

• AMANI dist.: Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).

---