Gomont, M.A. (1892), Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées homocystées). Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique 15: 353, pl. XIV/14: figs 5, 8 [tax. nov.]

Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995), Bibliographic checklist of non-marine algae in Australia: - [secondary reference]

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]

nomenclatural synonym: Conferva chthonoplastes Mert. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Microcoleus lyngbyei (Kütz.) P.Crouan & H.Crouan nom. inval.

Siegesmund, M.A., Johansen, J.R., Karsten, U. & Friedl, T. (2008), Coleofasciculus gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria): morphological and molecular criteria for revision of the genus Microcoleus Gomont. Journal of Phycology 44: 1575 [basionym]

basionym of: Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes (Gomont) Siegesmund, J.R.Johans. & Friedl legitimate

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

• Comment: Huisman 2000 'Marine Plants of Australia' p. 274 (as M. lyngbyaceus) indicates this taxon is cosmopolitan.
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Flindersian). World: Indian Ocean.

Entwisle, T.J. & Nairn, L. (2011), Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia. Edn. Version 1.0: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Queensland

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes (Gomont) Siegesmund, J.R.Johans. & Friedl legitimate

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