Greville, R.K. (1854), Notice of a new species of Caulerpa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History XIV: 197-198, pl. X, figs 1-3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: .. and was collected in Bass's Straits, Australia, by Mr. James E. Cox.

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]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Caulerpa obscura Sond. legitimate

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

• Comment: Womersley 1956:368 states 'Type not found at E'.

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