Zeh, W. (1912), Neue Arten der Gattung Liagora. Notizblatt des Koniglischen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 5: 269 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Sud-Australien: Melbourne, Western Port (Bracebridge Wilson -- 1896).

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Liagora pulverulenta C.Agardh legitimate by Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, C. (ed.) (1846), Algae. Plantae Preissianae: 153 misapplication: Liagora distenta (Mert. ex Roth) J.V.Lamour. legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 552 misapplication: Liagora albicans J.V.Lamour. legitimate by Kuetzing, F.T. (1858), Tabulae phycologicae: 43

Huisman, J.M. (2002), The type and Australian species of the red algal genera Liagora and Ganonema (Liagoraceae, Nemaliales). Australian Systematic Botany 15: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.
• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

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

• Comment: Huisman 2002:817 indicates that the BM holds the holotype. Huisman 2006 Nemaliales ABRS, CSIRO:Canberra p. 74 indicates the specimen is a lectotype. Huisman does not provide the BM identity number.
• AMANI dist.: Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).

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