De Toni, G.B. (1905), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum: 1676 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Desmia harveyi J.Agardh legitimate

Cribb, A.B. (1983), Marine algae of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Part 1. Rhodophyta: - [secondary reference]

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva legitimate

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

• Comment: Silva et al 1996 Univ Calif Public Bot. 79:215 retains Portieria harveyi as a separate species from P. hornemannii.

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