Lamouroux, J.V. (1816), Histoire des polypiers coralligenes flexibles: 315, pl 12; fig 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Tres- abondante sur le Fucus linifolius, Turn.

Howe, M.A. in Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. (1920), Algae. The Bahama Flora: 587 [basionym]

basionym of: Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamour.) M.Howe legitimate

Penrose, D. & Chamberlain, Y.M. (1993), Hydrolithon farinosum (Lamouroux) com. nov.: implications for generic concepts in the Mastophoroideae (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 32: 295 [basionym]

basionym of: Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamour.) Penrose & Y.M.Chamb. 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]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Caen: [Accession No. unknown]

Huisman, J.M. & Borowitzka, M.A. in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (2003), Marine benthic flora of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamour.) Penrose & Y.M.Chamb. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type is illustrated in Chamberlain 1983 Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 11(4):fig. 19.

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