Montagne, J.P.F.C. in Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. (1841), Plantae Cellulaires. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries: 154 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Ad radices caulesque Ruppiae antarcticae in littoribus Van Diemen a Labillardiere lectae etin herbario suo nunc Webbiano servatae, hanc specimen povam inent.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: [Accession No. unknown]

Endlicher, S.F.L. in Endlicher, S.F.L. (ed.) (1843), Algae. Genera plantarum: 48 [basionym]

basionym of: Rytiphlaea australis (Mont.) Endl. legitimate

Harvey, W.H. (1848), Nereis australis: 32 [basionym]

basionym of: Rytiphlaea australasica (Mont.) Harv. legitimate

Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1849), Species Algarum [i]-vi, [1]-922: 851 [basionym]

basionym of: Lophura australica (Mont.) Kütz. legitimate

Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1849), Species Algarum [i]-vi, [1]-922: 841 [basionym]

basionym of: Halopithys australasica (Mont.) Kütz. legitimate

Schmitz, C.J.F. & Falkenberg, P. in Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (ed.) (1897), Rhodomelaceae. Die naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien Teil 1, Abteilung 2: 469 [basionym]

basionym of: Protokuetzingia australasica (Mont.) Falkenb. legitimate

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]

Womersley, H.B.S. (2003), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIID: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protokuetzingia australasica (Mont.) Falkenb. legitimate

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

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