Hudson, W. (1762), Flora Anglica ... Pharmacopaeroum Edn. 1st: 476 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Habitat in littore Inf[s]ulam Walney paff[ss]im.

Lamouroux, J.V. (1809), Exposition des caracteres du genre Dictyota, et tableau des especes qu'il renferme. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 2: 42 [basionym]

basionym of: Dictyota dichotoma (Huds.) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

Kuetzing, F.T. (1843), Phycologia generalis: 338 [basionym]

basionym of: Dichophyllium dichotomum (Huds.) Kütz. legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dictyota dichotoma (Huds.) J.V.Lamour. 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]

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

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