Harvey, W.H. (1863), Phycologia australica: pl. CCLXI [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Creeping on sand-covered rocks, in tidepools. Port Philip Heads, rare, W.H.H.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]

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: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Caulerpa plumaris var. elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan legitimate by Reinbold, T. (1897), Die Algen der Lacepede und Guichen Bay und deren naherer Umgebung (Sud Australien), gesammelt von Dr. A. Engelhart-Kingston. Nuova Notarisa 8: 44 misapplication: Caulerpa sertularioides (S.G.Gmel.) M.Howe legitimate by Lucas, A.H.S. (1936), The seaweeds of South Australia: 34

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

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

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

• Comment: Type presumably in TCD, no data on type specimen in literature. DNA data indicates this is a good species (see Pillman et al. 1997 European J. Phycology 32:379-386).
• AMANI dist.: Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).

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